So thought the St. Louis Rams. Prepare well...or die
quickly, as they did. Blowout! Why the sport analogy? Well, I was thinking about how sport teams prepare for the big game (day). Kind'da like someone preparing for their 'big' day (
get it? If not, read the first threads of this blog).
You spent a long time (in their case 16+ games, in mine, 17520 days) practicing, planning, working hard to figure out how to 'win'. Then you go in, confident, secure that you have the plan that will win, only to fall flat on your face. A quick and painful defeat. You lose your confidence, feeling insecure about not only what you worked for, but how, if ever, will you recover enough to want to try again. For some, the pain can last a lifetime.
However, for others, it's like riding a horse. If it throws you, you get up and try again. You come to terms with it and work out an
amicable agreement that suits both sides. The horse
agrees to take you around on its back, you agree to treat it respectfully, and both of you get to enjoy the pleasures of roaming the countryside, together. A pact.
How can people make pacts that work? How do you prepare for that? What does it take to make it last so that it doesn't seem like you're just riding alone?
"I will prepare and some day my chance will come." --Abe Lincoln. I guess I'm starting to prepare. My chance is coming.
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