Back on the Horse!

If any of you have ever participated in competitive athletics at any level you will be familiar with the following phenemenon.

If you ever screw up, make an error, miss a free throw, miss a putt, strike out with runners in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth, drop a fly ball, let a grounder go through your legs to lose the game (aka a "Buckner"), let in the winning goal, drop a touchdown pass with no time left on clock, etc -- there is a PAINFUL period of time from the end of that event until you are able to go back on the field, the rink, the course, the court, etc and GET BACK AT IT!!

For a competitive person, there is NO LONGER and MORE PAINFUL time than those hours/days that creep by until you are able to go out there and get a little REDEMPTION!

All you want is to have at it again -as quickly as possible --and have the opportunity to make up for the screw up!

Sometimes however we let the error ruin us! We dwell on it - we cannot move past it and we fail to recapture that spirit of enthusiasm and competitiveness - and we LET FEAR of FAILURE end our careers!

That is a lot like life!

We are constantly making errors in our lives - some of them our fault, some beyond our control - but the ONLY thing we can do when that buzzer sounds right after the play is TO GET BACK IN THE GAME and try it again!!

Do not DWELL on the error - do not MOURN and be WEAKENED! Pick yourself back up and get on the horse and Give it another shot!

That is all we can do!!!

Do not be AFRAID to screw up! Do not give a second thought to being misunderstood! Do not FEAR FAILURE!!!

You screwed up - SO WHAT?? Get back in the lineup and try harder to do it right!!

That is why we are here --- not to be PERFECT but to strive to be - and to NEVER, EVER, EVER GIVE UP or GIVE IN TO FEAR!

Have a Great Day -- Stay Strong!