WEDNESDAY COMMENTARY – “I DON’T KNOW!”

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If my parents were alive today I’d be spending my time thanking them, and apologizing.

Because I get it now. The wisdom that comes with age can’t be bought, and they were trying to tell me that for years. But here we are.

There are plenty of new and exciting opportunities presenting themselves in my life but I just keep getting this eery sense that I’ve been down this road before. It’s a good road, and I know where it ends.

It’s like when I founded Pedersen Recovery Inc. six years ago, and came up with a hybrid, new-aged Recovery program to aid those suffering from Addiction and other Mental Health issues. No one had ever seen anything like my program before.

In fact my methods had plenty of critics in the industry – people who’d been doing it for far longer than me — but they couldn’t knock the results. And I had one simple answer for all the questions that came flooding in, like:

“How come this works so well?”, “How come you’re getting these opportunities?”, or “How come your name has spread so far so fast?”

My answer to all of them was: “I DON’T KNOW!”

I didn’t plan it; I just did it. But I had walked through the fire myself, and smelled the devil’s breath. I’d also found the road out, and knew what worked.

It’s not dissimilar to what’s going on with the RP Show on TV, Radio & Streaming across Canada and the USA. I’m getting different questions now, but the answer is still the same.

Like, “How come the Florida Panthers love your show so much?” or “How come your show is so big in Atlanta?”

Again, the answer is: “I DON’T KNOW!”

I didn’t plan it. I just did it.

But fielding these questions is not frustrating. There’s that familiar feeling that I’ve seen this all before, and it turns out nice.

On a different, but not unrelated note, I went fishing for the first time the other day with my buddy’s kid. No one else was interested nor could go, so I did. AND LOVED IT! There’s no better place for your first time than the Fishing Capital of the World.

I found it wonderful for my Mental Health, and for awhile it took my mind off my worries. Similar to playing an instrument, playing with your dog or working out. For a second I regretted wasting 50 years before giving fishing a try but soon got over that and realized there’s no time like the present.

It’s amazing what happens when you live with an open mind, and no fear of trying new things.

That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary

(The Rod Pedersen Show airs daily at 12 pm ET on Game+ TV, WQEE & Streaming)