Your break...

You might be living under a rock if you have not at least been passing someone else talking about the amazing finish to the USA World Cup Game today.

In soccer, the clock continues to run despite anything else that may be taking place on the field, from a slow restart, to players getting injured and the time it takes to get them off the field. In the final minute, an official on the sideline will hold up a sign that indicates how much "stoppage" time will be added on to the 45 minute half to make up for this.

Today...by technical time the game was over...90 minutes...0-0...USA go home.

But...alas...4 minutes of stoppage time was put on the clock to continue play. In the 91st minute they did it. The last couple of minutes ticked away, and the USA advanced into 1 of 16 teams left...the knockout round...1 and done is up next.

Sometimes the break you need doesn't come "in regulation". It doesn't come when you think it should. You point to a crazy number of times when it was so close it was unreal...but you got turned away.

And then it comes...in stoppage time.

The take away?

The USA team fought 90 minutes with 0 goals to show for it. They took chances, took risks...and almost got it done. They didn't sit back and hope their opponent would make a mistake. They didn't wait for someone else to get it done for them. ( An England tie would have advanced the USA team if the USA also tied their game ).

So if you are looking for a break today as you pursue whatever it is that your heart beats out of your chest for...well...it won't come because you want it to, wish it would, or wait for its arrival.

You have to fight for it.

Keep after it. You will never regret giving your best effort.

You will regret waiting to get lucky.


With Expectancy,

The Zuke