1.0Cut the Crap Spiritualityhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cutthecrapspiritualitytimvelnerhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cutthecrapspirituality/author/timvelnerWinning, Losing and Growing - Cut the Crap Spiritualityrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Rnm08xC5Ot"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cutthecrapspirituality/2016/02/winning-losing-and-growing.html">Winning, Losing and Growing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/cutthecrapspirituality/2016/02/winning-losing-and-growing.html/embed#?secret=Rnm08xC5Ot" width="600" height="338" title="“Winning, Losing and Growing” — Cut the Crap Spirituality" data-secret="Rnm08xC5Ot" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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With all of the sports and competition our kids are involved with I was thinking about winning and losing, specifically what is gained by competition. So often we strive to win just for the sake of winning. But what do we really gain in the long run by winning, a trophy, the thrill of victory,…