I am very late this month with my article and am therefore writing it on a Sunday morning from home. I always write my articles from home, but normally I do so at 5am during the week. This past week was filled with several challenges, and I just didn’t have the time or the mental bandwidth to write. Hopefully, I will be at my niece’s lacrosse game later today and will be standing in the rain offering my support. I try very hard to put life into perspective, and in order to do so effectively, I must put in an effort.
I created a lot of my own obstacles and challenges last week in a variety of ways. Some of which I felt that I had to do for the betterment of the Community. Some were for my own moral compass, which has a tendency to go off course at times. Several were to help others, whether they be family, close friends, strangers, or somewhere in between. The only thing that I know is that life is full of choices, and regardless of what choices we make, we need to take responsibility for them and never blame anyone or make excuses for our choices.
By the time all of you read this article, the golf course will be in full swing. I am very pleased with how the golf course currently looks, and it will only continue to get better as the weather improves. Please follow all of the posted rules, and if you see anyone breaking the rules, please report them to the staff immediately.
The tennis and pickleball courts are currently open and available for your use. The pickleball courts will receive their annual maintenance as soon as the weather warms up. I know last year we had a lot of people utilizing the courts, and I hope we have the same this year as well.
The outdoor pool will be opening Memorial Day weekend, as always, and the hours will be posted as we get closer to opening day. I don’t know what summer weather we should expect, but with the few summer days we’ve already had in April, I have a feeling we may have ourselves a hot summer. I hope to see everyone out and enjoying when I make my daily rounds.
Bocce and shuffleboard are open and ready to use now, but both will also get their annual maintenance when it warms up a bit more. Last year, bocce had a great turnout, and I envision that we will have the same this year as well.
I encourage everyone to enjoy our outdoor amenities and follow the rules. A tremendous amount of time and energy goes into making sure that all of you are able to utilize the amenities and have fun. Whether that be from the hard work and commitment of the staff, committees, clubs, contractors, or vendors. There is simply no reason to break the rules or fight with one another. I spend far too much time trying to resolve conflicts that could be avoided if we were all just more considerate to one another.
I am going to choose to stop making excuses for why I am not fully pursuing what I know I must do to fulfill my life’s calling. I always get annoyed when I listen to people tell me about all of the things they plan to do. Year after year goes by, and they never do anything; they just continue to become more bitter and angry. I always see that when they lose one excuse, they somehow manage to come up with two more immediately.
Very similar to people who always say how busy they are and that they don’t have a free moment. Then somehow, they manage to immerse themselves in something that doesn’t require them to be involved at all. See, it’s not about not having time; it’s about choosing your time to distract yourself from your life. One thing that we all know is that it’s much easier to make excuses for why we can’t change our life than actually changing our life.
I am always trying to make changes in my life, and then something arises that requires my attention. Obviously, I have to provide that item, person, or problem my attention as it’s my job and I will always give anything that I am responsible for the full attention that it deserves. The issue is that the people who point it out are trying to find something wrong to distract themselves from making the changes that would actually make them happier.
My issue is that when I get distracted by the nonsense, I don’t put my attention back where it belongs in a timely manner. I spend too much time dwelling on what happened, talking about it, and trying to understand why someone would care about such nonsense. That isn’t the fault of anyone but myself, as I should and do know better. I may have had no choice but to lose an hour or two, but I do have the choice not to waste the whole day or week.
May brings us the following holidays and days of significance: Cinco De Mayo, Mother’s Day, Armed Forces Day, and Memorial Day
Craig Pessin- HOA Administrator
We all want answers to what life has planned for us or why life did what it did to us. I have spent so many hours, days, and weeks trying to answer that question. The reality is that trying to answer that question is pointless. The goal is to find an opportunity in everything that life provides us, especially when we don’t see it. Every problem, person, experience, and catastrophe offers us something. Now finding out what that is takes patience and resilience that most of us don’t have. All I know for sure is that not every problem is a bad thing. Not every person that we think is bad, is all bad. All experiences provide us an opportunity to learn or grow from them. Most importantly not everything that we think is a catastrophe is actually one. More often than not it is what is required to force us to make the changes that will allow us to live the life that we were meant to live.