“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”

-Jimmy Dean

I love  river rafting on a hot summer day. Sometimes it’s good just to go with the flow. But I also love to sail with my wife on the Cape. And then we use the flow to go where we want to.

So it is in every day. It’s the better part of wisdom to discern when going along for the ride is just fine, and when we want to run against the wind. Isn’t this what free will is all about? We can choose to revel in whatever G!D sends our way, but like Jacob wrestling with divine energy, we can use that energy to sail our own course. It just takes a vision of what we want and the courage to run with the wind in our faces.

What course do you want to sail today?

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Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit “Big Bad John” and his 1963 ABC television series, The Jimmy Dean Show, which also gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure. He was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, although he was formally inducted posthumously.

Joe Laur is a father, husband, naturalist, executive, consultant, and a lowly rabbinic student. Send him your favorite teaching quote for commentary. He can be reached at joe.laur@godsdog.net.