Friday 5 June 2015

Can't complain

Today...today was a good day.  It started out with a lot of laughs this morning between Todd and I on the All New Breakfast Club, both on and off the air.  We joked around about funny videos on the internet (which of course meant we that had to watch them...and laugh more).

We had a wager with Steve Jones on what our Promotions Coordinator Pip Lucas would be wearing today (I lost, I thought he'd be in a tie).

We took a silly video on a selfie stick (you can check it out on our LIFE Facebook page - it's inspiration from Shia Labeouf).

And we got a call about a Batmobile sighting on Highway 400.  Seriously.

About midway through the show and after lots of laughing, I said to Todd, "We're having too much fun this morning."  And it hit me...I'm pretty lucky.  How many people get to say that, that they're having too much fun at work?  I get to do something I love.  I get to laugh and joke around on the air, and I get paid for it.  I get to work with a really fun guy who usually gets my day off to a great start.  I get to hear from people all across Central Ontario about their lives. I get to encourage those same people - and thousands more - to start their day off with Christ.  I get to work for some pretty great bosses who genuinely care about their staff.  Most importantly, I get to do something I believe in.  It's not just a job to us.  We work at LIFE because we get to spread Jesus.

After jumping off the air, I went to the Georgian College Auto Show with the LIFE Street Team, and it turns out the Batmobile rumour was true!



(He told me to stick my chest out and keep my head up.  I tried, but it's still not worthy of a Batman pose)


I not trying to brag.  I'm not that guy.  The truth is, radio can be a lot of work sometimes.  You are always working to perfect your craft.  You are always "on" because you're a personality.  You sometimes work long hours, and often on weekends.  But that's just part of the gig.  You know that going in, and you take the good with the bad.  And in the end, the good easily wins.

I don't like to write posts like this because they can be take the wrong way...oh look, my life is so much better than yours...  That's not my intention here at all.  I'm just taking an honest look at my life and reflecting on the fact that I'm a pretty blessed guy (and I haven't even touched on my family - I'd brag about that though!).

Thanks Scott and LIFE staff.  Thanks Todd Gale.  Thanks God.