~:[CH13 - Day 247]:~ On the Edge

 
~:[CH13 - Day 247]:~ On the Edge

I spent the day setting up for the meet. It was hot, so I did the outdoor work in the morning, hoping that the meet would occur later that day. In the end, the new temperature measuring system said the meet was a go. It was a bit chaotic with various things happening one after another as we tried our best to hold things together while paying attention to the ongoing races. On top of it, I misguided my top varsity girl, costing her 10-15 seconds. She ended up winning by about two minutes, but missed her PR by the amount of time.  The various ongoings kept me on edge, as I was stressed over that error and worried about a few other things. In life, we often put ourselves on edge, when in fact, we do all that is in our power to do things right. We put pressure and blame on ourselves sometimes, when in reality we need to allow ourselves to make mistakes and understand that we can't be perfect. If we keep ourselves on edge too often, we increases our chances of making even more mistakes, whereas, we can find a way to keep ourselves focus, yet relaxed. I took a deep breath as the meet finished, as while I still had to worry about prepping for our trip, one more thing had wrapped up and lightened the burden. We closed out the day with three divisional titles and made significant progress in a fourth division. I was proud of how my athletes withstood the difficult circumstances and I hope that they understand that in life, we're bound to make mistakes and we shouldn't allow that to bring us down, rather to help us learn, grown and be better the next time around. As much as the weight of life can burden us, that weight is what can also make us stronger in the end, if we keep the right mindset as we move on day by day.