Hello to those few souls who browse here on occasion. I've been very busy with work at Cascade. Basketball is in full swing.
And there lies the rub. Our teams are not doing well this year, which unfortunately is nothing new. I've been helping coach the women's team, and there is some talent there. We've lost several close games but can't seem to get over the hump.
The losing has been getting to me more than usual this year. The players are competing hard, but it's the same old thing. The college just is not concerned with wins and losses right now. How long can I strive for success when none is coming? The emotional investment is taking its toll. It gets to the point of affecting other parts of my life, which I hate.
I try to tell myself that it's not that important in the grand scheme, but it's not helping at the moment.
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I don't really have any wisdom for you, but I do want to say that I am here for ya. I know that stuff weighs on you, that's what makes you the committed person that we all like being around.
(btw, did you take that St. Helens pic? Its nice.)
That's why I feel Cascade should have a wrestling team--no one loses in wrestling!!!!
I come here and read what you have to say. Winning is what we all want to do, but maybe for your group redefine "success". Your team is working hard, making lasting friendships, and has a coach who cares about them. You are helping build lives, sounds pretty successful to me.
Carol
J - My wife took the St.Helens photo with her Kodak point and shoot. Turned out nice. Hey, how did you change your photo size in your profile? I can't get it to stop resizing mine to the default size.
Carol, I've often thought about what "success" should be. As a competitor, the final score is significant to me. As a Christian, I'm not sure what it should mean. I think that the Lord would want our hard work to be validated in some way. Is winning merely validation from men? Or is God pulling for our success as well? I am struggling with these questions, and have been for a while.
Ron is wrong (or I missed the sarcasm). There is no point in wrestling if there are no losers. And, there is no point in playing a basketball game if you don't care about winning. That is why we compete--to win. Can you still learn things and have a successful program without winning? Sure. But why not just call it lets-get-together-for-good-feelings-time and stop calling it a sport. Unfortunately its not even that. Somebody is asking you to participate in a program where they don't give you the supprt you need to win, and they don't even seem to care. I imagine you'd sleep better if you felt like you were given more support.
Cody: there is a width setting on your profile image. Its in the template. Look for the profile-container in the sidebar and find the <img width="49". You can change the number or just pull out the whole width attribute which is what I did.
As far as the St Helen's shot, Mel you got a great one there. And it adds a new facet to Cody's tagline, "Watching and Waiting", when you look at an active volcano.
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