At the beginning of this new week I am excited to note that I have been getting into a good routine with getting work done and moving past simply catching up on classes. Now, I’m not there yet, but I’m getting closer. The stuff about decluttering my life is a huge part of that. The rest of what is happening has to do with recognizing that opportunity is a fickle sort of thing and you mustn’t ignore it. I choose not to ignore it ever again.
So, here I am reflecting on all of this and still, in the corner of my mind, carrying all of that stuff around from yesterday and trying to unpack what it means. In terms of the football stuff, I recognize that the coach, being the leader of a winning high school program, has other things going on. The larger program, his actual job, acquires the greater part of his mental energy. This smaller team is really about a father teaching a son his trade, and that can be dangerous, because it can prevent him from recognizing that the rest of us are fathers and mothers with as much at stake and some of us have been down there between the hash marks and recognize what we are doing as giving our kids an opportunity to experience something we loved. Beyond that, it can be hard to be a winner and have a system and recognize that your system might not work under all conditions.
Still, meditation teaches me to accept and appreciate all situations as temporary and to get out of them what I can. I can learn a lot about me from what I am watching them go through and how I am reacting. I can also learn about myself by what I choose to do moving forward…
Especially if what I choose to do is nothing at all.
Some Thoughts:
- Very successful day for my pro football teams. Someone had to lose and I am grateful that it was the Bills. I only like the Bills because of Rex Ryan, and that cannot supersede my Giant fan-ness. The Jets handled business across the pond and now have a well deserved rest week.
- Fantasy isn’t looking as epic. I’m in a battle in both leagues and it comes down to RB and QB play tonight from both teams.