~:[CH13 - Day 68]:~ Moving Forward

 
~:[CH13 - Day 68]:~ Moving Forward

The last week and half or so has been a whirlwind. With everything on my plate the last ten days, it was finally starting to wrap up in the same way it started. From getting my sub plans, making copies, delivering everything due, prepping for the assembly and loading them onto the bus, finally, when I arrived to Irvine HS, I got to relax a bit. Sure I was taking photos and taking down splits, but it was relaxing compare the this past stretch. There are moments in life where we find ourselves struggling. While I stayed fairly even keeled, I feel like I could have become overwhelmed at any moment. For my athletes, it's probably the same, as they've also had a busy stretch as they had back-to-back meets, an assembly and then an early wakeup to head to the airport tomorrow. Of course, before we headed off, it was nice to see many of them moving forward. They faced some up and down moments and found progress today, as we had such a large number of PRs set today. While I couldn't stay the entire meet, it was nice to hear the name of my athletes called up on the loud speaker as they challenged or held the lead. Some of them, they're used to it, but for others, it took a lot to get to that moment. Many faced trials and tribulations where they almost called it quits, but they stood strong and found their way to success. It's easy to take the easy way out, but you learn and grow so much more when you face up to the road ahead of you and see what you're made of. I was happy as I drove home, even though I knew it was just a few hours before we would be heading off. There will be a lot of anxiousness until we actually board the plane tomorrow morning, but for now, I'll face up to it knowing that I'll be better off when I allow myself to keep moving forward.