A New Season...

I know it's been some time since the last time I had posted anything... Like February, jeesh!!! So I think it's about time! A new school year is upon us, along with it comes new challenges, stresses and troubles. As I am nearing the end of another milestone (college degree, I can call that a 'milestone' I hope) I can't but help to feel tired, anxious and hopeful to whatever may come in the next few months/years.

School is well, school. Same song and lyrics just with some variations in the tuning. While excited to take on the coming year and just ready to finish out with student teaching next semester, I feel somewhat burnt out so to speak. All of this schooling that I have done at the higher level for the past 7 years has taken a bit of a toll on my psyche and I feel it everywhere. I'm not as young as I used to be and I can't help but think how things would be different if I had the same mindset then as I do now. This is all a part of the learning process of life. If you're reading this and you haven't put any thought into the future, may be you should. While it may be fun every now and then to go about things all willy-nilly, you can't do that forever.

Goal #1: Commitment - To common goals and to being successful.

A new football season will begin this coming Saturday and I couldn't be more nervous about it. The team I volunteer for couldn't face more adversity than what is to come for this season. I know I never really had to worry about it that much when I played, mainly cause we never had to think about the 'what if's.' Needless to say, things were looking bleek at the start of summer camp with only 6 players showing up on any given day for camp. Knowing that your team plays 8-man football, you can imagine the stress that one would be going through wondering what would happen next. Luckily all of that has changed and I am happy to say that we finally have the numbers to give ourselves a little bit of breathing room with 12 players. While our numbers are small and our challenges are laid in front of us, there is still plenty of hope for us as a team to be successful going forward and I couldn't be happier to be a part of a great group of kids.

Goal #3: Unity - Come together as never before.