On the first day of school I was walking through the student center and I passed a booth where the rugby coach was sitting. Behind him were signs that had information about tryouts. We talked for a moment and i found out that the first try out was that night. So I went for it! And after a week, I found out that I made it! I've made some awesome friends and it's been a blast being a part of the team. :) Our first game is February 27 and I'm only freaking out a little. ^_^ In all honesty, I still don't quite understand everything, but I think I'm starting to get it. Rugby has actually taught me a lot about life. One lesson that I've learned from rugby is that when you're stuck, you have the power to get yourself out. We practiced a drill where our teammates would lie on us as dead weight and we had to lift them up and get out from under them. I had just been telling a friend how one of my fears is being stuck (in situations or small spaces...) and that drill really helped me handle it! Another lesson I've learned is be confident and give 100%. Something my dad has always told me is it doesn't matter if you mess up as long as you're going full speed. In rugby, if you're going half way, you're going to get hurt. You can't afford to be hesitant, even if you don't understand everything. At practice we're supposed to make mistakes so we can fix them. It takes being confident in our abilities and sticking to the techniques we have learned (especially for tackling!). Something else I've learned is that we need to trust eachother. Sometimes I get freaked out during practice (and during life) because I feel like I need to handle everything by myself. But I can't. And, ya know what? I don't need to. I have awesome people all around me whose goals align with mine. I need to trust them and let them help me. We all need each other and life is a lot more fun with other people.
I guess the biggest lesson I've been learning is that everything works out. It really does. Even if I don't understand it all now, I know that if I trust in God everything will be a ok. It might not happen right away, there might be rough patches, but looking back on all of it I can see how God has been helping me write my story. I'm the main character of the greatest story ever told and so are you. And so is every person who has ever lived. Part of the fun is getting to discover what happens in every chapter.
