Don't do something if you are just trying to avoid failure~
I have heard a lot of things about failure. The usual everyone fails, learn from your failures, and then when you don't succeed you fail. But hearing it this way and in this context hit me for some reason. Almost for everything in life I go in with the mindset of being successful but there comes a point when failure does cross my mind. The environment I find myself currently in is one where failure is at its all time high. It's easy to do it in school, personal life, or on the field without even meaning to because all it takes is one bad day.
Self-reflection is a skill in life. Some have it and some aren't mature to comprehend the process behind it.~
When I thought of key life, skills self reflection wasn't one of them until my professor had said it. I now consider it to be one. It takes a lot of guts to truly look at yourself and reflect. Thus only certain people can. I sat in my desk and wondered how deep was this reflection. If it was surface or soul or mind, then yes I had been mature enough to do it. But then it hit me that it's not only those three things but all the little things that play into those aspects as well. So I guess the question of are you mature enough is more of a feeling because to a certain extent it's our interpretation.
No more it's clear, more like papers
It's clear and it's it's clear paragraphs were what got me through high school. I remember when I would get assigned 1 or 1 1/2 pages in high school and was annoyed because most of the time it was three paragraphs. Well let's just say in college when I see a paper is only a 2 page paper I'm ecstatic.
Crutch free
I have been crutch free for a bit now and couldn't be happier. Not necessarily because it shows progress or stops people from starring but more so the fact that I'm gaining my independence back. Most of you know that I'm an independent and dependable person. Being on crutches makes dependent upon others and to a certain extent undependable physically. It's in the little things like opening a door, carrying your own food, or just getting somewhere that was humbling. They make me grateful for the people who I depended on, so thank you.
Teammate not cheerleader
Being sidelined for the season has been a different experience. I do see action during games and practice but not in the way you might think. In both instances I'm always trying to take in anything and everything from positioning to speed of play. During games I might get mistaken for a cheerleader by yelling: "go","run","good job", "let's go red", or "great save". But I'm not a cheerleader I am a teammate. I say, "man on", "turn", "show", "mark", "slide",and "pinch" to the players on the field. Now I don't know if they can hear me or if it even helps but I like to think that they can. Or after the game talking with them and having an open honest dialogue. My voice is the one thing I can contribute to the team minus pumping up the balls and shagging them. My voice allows me to be a cheerleader but I choose to be a teammate.
