The Quest For 3 Snowballs

I recently overheard a conversation between a man named Desmond and his friends. Nobody's perfect, we all have areas of improvement, and Desmond was currently overweight.

Apparently, he had gotten together with family over the weekend. One night they had been having a pleasant evening, conversing in the kitchen over coffee. It was snowing and Desmond's young nephew entered the room and informed the group that he would like to build a snowman.

Naturally, the young man looked to his mother for advice on how to go about his mission. She explained that he should begin by making 3 giant snowballs and then placing them on top of one another. Throw in a carrot for a nose, and he'd be all set.

But then the nephew fired back, "I want to make a snowman that looks like Uncle Desmond so should I just make one GIANT snowball?"

That's right, the little bugger was basically implying Desmond had the physique of... well, a meatball!

The reason Desmond brought up the story was to share that he would be attacking his problem head on. He realized that it was causing him unhappiness and rather than procrastinating or indulging in self-pity, he set out to take control and improve the situation.

Let's wish him luck on his quest. After all, everyone deserves 3 snowballs.

... How do YOU react to life's wake-up calls?