Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield

Tonight the Panthers were the bug. It was a really awesome game but we definitely didn't have that confidence like the previous games. Just my point of view from a guy who has the privilege of watching the game on my lower brain stem, but I would conclude that we lost because Panther's lost the love of playing football. I think they wanted to win the Superbowl so badly they forgot to enjoy themselves on the field. Anyway, my two cents, which doesn't buy anything these days. It is a good lesson to take away. If you want to improve on something, you got to learn to love it. I tell my boys that when it comes to sparring. To become a good sparer, you need to really enjoy the game of sparring. Then it is no longer a task, but a fun time with friends who want to kick you. I am also trying to take my own advice to improve many areas of my martial arts training. Most of the time, I feel like a three legged, half blind gazelle with turrets when I'm doing my turning or jumping kicks. I'm no daisy at all, as Doc Holiday would say. So I need to find the enjoyment or love of those kicks so I can improve. Maybe I'll graduate to a graceful sloth someday.