~:[CH12 - Day 362]:~ Keep Looking Forward

 
~:[CH12 - Day 362]:~ Keep Looking Forward

I decided to drive down to San Diego today as the schedule seemed like today would be the best day for me. They played one of the top 15 schools in San Diego and would need a good effort to take this W. It was difficult as their team got off to a hot start, taking a huge lead in the first and extending it a bit in the second. Our team battled back, but the deficit was too much to close as every time we got a bit closer, they opened the lead back up. As much as could be changed, there's no sense in looking back too much sometimes. You learn what you need to learn, you take those lessons and move on. It's not fun to take a loss like that, but what can you do about it now. With important things ahead, sometimes you need a short-term memory, so you can focus on what you need to do as you move forward. For all of us, holding on to things of the past can sometime weigh us down. Our fear of failing again, our past experiences, and more will sometimes be the factor that leaves us at a disadvantage. Some may say, they have a cycle of failure, but if they look at it, do they see that maybe their lingering in the past be one of the factors that caused them to fall short again? I truly believe we need to learn from our mistakes, but also know we must move on. We must shed the things that we don't need so that the journey ahead will be much easier, shedding things that will only weigh us down. In life, we're going to fail, but in life, we also have opportunities to make up for those mistakes, learn from them, and come back better prepared. Let's all look forward as we head into the new year, as we chase after all the things we hope for.