This paints a very pretty picture doesn't it? It almost makes you feel like you are standing there, with your coffee in hand, ready to take on the world. This is something that I haven't done near often enough. As I'm sure all of you have noticed, I haven't posed anything since Christmas, and before that I hadn't posted anything in over a month.
Let me back up and give you all a little insight into my world. I started playing organized sports for the first time this fall. I started out behind everyone else, and it was a huge struggle for me to catch up. I played Volleyball for the season, and that was a struggle for me, so naturally I spend an immense amount of time working to get better, so I could potentially be noticed by the coach. Hours after hours I spent in the gym, and even just at home trying to copy the skills that we had worked on in practice. However, half way through the season, I realized that it was just a sport, and it wasn't worth killing myself, or depriving myself of time spent on homework and extra time away from my family. Now, when basketball season came, it was a whole different ball game (pun intended). My goal is to end up playing basketball at a D1 college, and D1colleges don't recruit people from small town Hugo Colorado unless the are completely outstanding. Knowing this, and also knowing that I was behind everyone else, it would be a struggle, and I couldn't think of basketball as "just a game" I wasn't able to be relaxed, and even writing about it makes me queezy. I poured my heart into that game, every day and every night. I was always stressing about it, and never allowed myself to sit back and think of what an amazing world I live in. It wasn't until the season ended that I was truly able to appreciate the lifestyle that I have.
Don't be so worried about anything that you can't take time to relax, even if it is just for a few minutes, to appreciate what is around you.
