06/26/2026
Just because someone else got one too doesn't take away how special your's is.
I'm not sure how much you all know about T ball but it was my first time being around the sport of baseball at all. I had never played. I had a glove and threw a ball once and a while but never did anything organized within the sport.
So here we are now with an amazing young man Micah, who just finished his first T ball season! I had the opportunity to help Coach which for most of you that have gone through this know, your basically picking kids up off the dirt from laying down, trying to get their attention from picking Daisy's, yelling to keep their eyes up because the ball just went by them and wiping off boogers and slobber while they are remaining PLANTED on the base even when it's time to run lol.
So each game our Head Coach gives out a game ball to a different player. We explain that only one person gets one each time to the kiddos and that they just have to keep showing up with good attitudes each week and game and they too will get their own game ball.
At this age a game ball based of merit is ludacris! The most important thing is that they come back and try again. So this is for sure the best way.
It's Micah's turn to get the ball and this is where the whole conversation ties into health, wellness, and personal achievement.
He gets his handed to him and I swear to you he just won the lottery. He is all gasps and big breaths and all the "oh my gods" and "I can't believe it", you name it he was so smitten and so freaking happy he got his own game ball!
You know what never EVER crossed his mind.....
That someone else got one before as well. Or that his must not mean anything. Or that their's was cooler. Or that he's better than anyone else.
ZERO comparison.
He was so proud. So happy he got one. Held it the whole way home. Genuinely so darn happy.
Here's the rub first, then the value.
There is almost nothing a human will do anymore that is authentic or original. At this stage, someone else has done it. So you will most likely never do something brand new. That's the rub but thats OKAY!!!
Here's the value of what we learn from a 4 year old getting a game ball....
All of your adventures in life are JUST FOR YOU!
You get to pick the rides. You get to pick the games you play. You get to chose what matters and what doesn't (for the most part).
So play the games with intensity like you are an Olympian. Ride the rides like you are a thrill seeker and can't wait for the next one.
And when you make the big lift or run faster than you've ever done..... CELEBRATE like no one else matters because guess what .... THEY DONT! Slam the bar, scream out loud, call your bestie, buy the prize gift you earned.
It's YOUR game ball. It's YOUR level up. It's YOUR achievement and nobody can take away the pride, the excitement, the passion, the joy, the euphoria that comes with all of that if you don't let them.
So what there's someone out there that got the promotion before you. Someone lifted more. Someone won the Spartan Ultras too and a figure skater won gold and a CEO made a billion. Just because it's been done before does not make it any less AMAZING that you did too!
