Thursday, September 20, 2007

the thing I learned from sports

Playing sports is a great metaphor for life.

Besides good sportsmanship and working hard, there are a lot of ups and downs in sports, just like life.

I've struck out a lot lately in love, and I am okay with that. I was psyched about that blast from the past, but it looks like the game got rained out.

Given that I am not the most coordinated person, I usually have to take private lessons or practice lots before getting to an intermediate level in any sport. I envy athelets who have natural talent.

Still, having a steep learning curve in sports helps me see that life is like that. For every at bat, I can strike out, hit a fly that is caught or get tagged out. Now and then, I'll get on base (hehe) but then it has to do with my persistence.

I tend not to have baggage from the past because it's the way life is. I accept full responsibility for moving my life forward and leave some of the outcome to luck too. Life has been too full for me to think anything but positive, and I am grateful that the ups and downs just remind me that I need to keep stepping up the plate.

Here's to lots of wins and the losses that are worth more the wins. Play ball!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just have fun playing ball, even if you strike out :) It's about playing the game, not just winning.