You Win Some, You Lose Some...

This title applies to a lot of things... Let’s start with sports. My favorite players and teams seemed to go half and half this past weekend. My daughter’s basketball team didn’t do so well. Granted they were up against some tough opponents, one team had a girl that looked like she was a good two years older than the other girls. Our team was off this past weekend. I’m not sure what happened, but it kind of looked like they suddenly forgot how to play. I know they saw the first team and became instantly worried. Even if that is the case, you still get out there and play your best. We did not my daughter in particular, did not take it well. She was very upset after the games. I’m the mom, so I tend to go easier on her. I tried to tell her to buck up, it’s okay. Now you know what you need to work on and can do better next time. Let’s switch to the Huskers, they played well. I will admit, I was tired and fell asleep through much of the second half. However they did win, good job boys! So far in life I have no nephews, so I have claimed a good friends boys as my surrogate nephews. The oldest is a wrestler at UNK, it’s his freshman year. I hear he did not do so well this past weekend either. He is also getting disappointed. Like my daughter, he was up against some tough opponents. It is hard realizing you went from one of the top wrestlers, to starting over as a freshman. He’s up against the big boys now. Now to the Denver Broncos. Growing up in Colorado, I have been a fan of the Broncos from the beginning. They have had their ups and downs. Sunday night’s game was just bad. How about the battles we have with our children. You win some, you loose some there! There comes a time fairly early on that as a parent, you realize you have to choose your battles. Some things you just have to let go, and turn your head the other way. I guess my point is, you can’t win everything in life. You can be disappointed, and upset, but you have to just pick yourself up and move on. We can’t all be the best at everything, or there would be no competition in life. Everyone would be the same and it would be boring. How do I teach my children this? Sure I want them to succeed and win. More than winning I want them to play, show up at each obstacle and do your best. Sometimes our best is just not good enough, but you can feel good about yourself when you know you gave it your all. Loosing is disappointing, no matter what. What matters is if you can see what went wrong, and where, and fix it next time. Don’t give up and don’t let it get in your head. You can and will do this, live and learn. So, to my daughter, practice hard this week. Pay attention, learn your plays, encourage your teamates. Move the ball, move your feet, get closer to the basket. Most of all, don’t give up, keep playing. Before you know it you will be winning some more than losing some!