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E.C. spends his time tending to the tennis courts in his community and teaching the game that he loves to others by both playing with and instructing them. All of these activities give him plenty of opportunities to reflect on his life, his vocation, and his faith. Tying these three together, he sees his work as a calling that improves his community and begins to understand tennis not as a game of winning and losing, but rather an opportunity to focus on bettering himself and others instead of letting the result dictate his day. Combining a biographical recollection of events with a stream of consciousness that provides clips and ideas in a rapid-fire format, this book is an introspective journey of blending large spiritual concepts with the everyday work that takes place on the physical plane.
The flow and pace of this book are constantly pushing forward, yet without being oppressive, as ideas both internally generated and born from outside inspiration are presented one after the other without stops. This creates a stream of information that feels exactly like a personal consideration of things, turning over life to see it from every angle and trying to find the best way to proceed. The author relays material from books and wisdom from pastors naturally, like a piece of good news that calls out to be shared. The end of the book includes various photographs taken by the author of landscapes and scenes that provide an opportunity to breathe, meditate, and reflect on all the ideas contained within the text. A modern, urban wisdom, which combines appreciating the present with a spirituality focused on a greater purpose, is contained in these pages, ready to give readers plenty to consider.