Hawthorne Press Tribune
Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 63, No. 1 - January 7, 2021
The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne
Hawthorne’s First Production Craft Brewery
Is Grateful for the Community’s Support
Los Angeles Ale Works can’t thank all of you enough for the support you’ve provided in the craziest of crazy years. They can’t wait to flip those benches and host you again in 2021. Until then, have a safe and hoppy New Year. Please support our local businesses.
Photo courtesy Los Angeles Ale Works.
Huber’s Hiccups
News for the City of Good
Neighbors from an Old Guy
named Norb Huber
Happy Failures 2021
I have not heard of too many
people making New Year’s resolutions
for this coming year. Maybe
because we all just want to get
going and get over the past and
get our lives back to whatever we
used to think was “normal”. If I did have a
resolution or two to make, I would suggest
we all resolve to have more cold ones, worry
less and relax more. As with most resolutions,
our good intentions usually only last a week
or two and then we stop going to the gym,
we have that extra scoop of ice cream, and
we vegetate in front of the television way
too long. We fail to stick to our plan. We
fail to do the work it takes to achieve our
goals. We fail miserably. One speaker I heard
recently said that he put together a “failure
resume” to tell others that he was just like
them. He tried to get into med school and
failed. He tried to write numerous books but
no publisher chose to publish his writings.
He even failed in his marriage. We have
all failed in so many ways. But have you
ever wondered that God uses our failures
to teach us to rely on Him and his grace?
When we are self-made and achieve fame
and wealth, we usually credit it to our hard
work and perseverance. When we have done
it ourselves, our egos grow proportionately
to the size of our house and bank
account. By losing some of our
battles, not always winning, and
actually falling flat on our faces
sometimes, we actually realize
that we need help to get through
this thing called life. 2020 taught
us that life is not just a big party.
Life is tough. We are going to
fail. We are going to have some
hard times. During my first year
in college, I wanted to be a sports writer, and
then I realized I couldn’t spell nor write. I
eventually went into education and became
a teacher and coach. God had other plans
for me. God has plans for all of us. Who
knows what 2021 will bring, but we can trust
that God has plans for us. Throughout the ups
and downs of a rollercoaster of a year, we
can trust in God’s Divine power and wisdom.
There is not a lot we can hang our hats on
these days, they keep moving the hat racks
and the rules, directives, recommendations
and guidelines. I think we could all benefit
from looking towards God’s Word for our
true direction. Yes, I still want to have a few
more cold ones, I still want to relax more
and worry less, but if I fail to live up to my
expectations, I know that I am loved and
forgiven. Why fear failure? Look at me; I fail
miserably each week writing this ragamuffin,
clown show of a blubbering blob of boolosh.
The more I fail, the more I act stupid, the
more I try to relate my feelings to you, the
See Huber’s Hiccups, page 4
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