Good Feeling

Not even a week has gone by since basketball season officially ended and already I am starting to miss it. As it has turned out, the return back to the real world has not been what I thought it could have been.

The benefits of the basketball season greatly outweigh just about everything that the real world has to offer. These past few days, I begun missing the little things that made the season as special as it was.

As crazy as it sounds, I miss waking up early on Friday for morning practice. No more shooting around in the gym by myself for twenty minutes until the first players begin to show up.

No more of my players challenging me to an impromptu game of HORSE and no more of us laughing at each other when either one of us airballs a reverse layup. But, the practices are not the only thing that I miss

I miss the good feelings that I got when I would wake up on a day when we had practice or a game. Waking up on a day when you have a game or practice always made my real world stuff tolerable because I had something to look forward to.

The good thing is that I can escape to this basketball world every now and then by watching the highlight video. That is one thing that I am most proud of simply because as a kid I always wanted one.

When I was younger, I would constantly watch NBA Highlight Videos of Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Dominique Wilkins just to name a few. Afterward, sometimes my brother and I would go shoot hoops while listening to the very same music that we had heard in the videos of our favorite ball players.

Personally, I had always wanted a little highlight video for myself. For whatever reason, either the technology was not available or it had not even been thought of, it never happened. I think that gives me the best feeling of all that the team now has something that I, as a kid, would have never thought possible.

Maybe that's why it gives me such a good feeling because I was able to give them something that I never had. I can't quite figure out why exactly but I do know that I miss that little escape. Even though as I get older I should never wish any part of my life away, I would be lying in saying that I can wait until next season.

Angel on your Shoulder

My friend Mike once said that I usually do not have very much content on here. In fact, he even posted a cartoon on his own blog to illustrate his point. Hopefully this will be a little bit better. If it is not well then I'll do the same thing I always do with many of his critques - Smile, Nod, and Laugh.

Anyway, I found a little video that can illustrate many of the points that I made to a very special friend this evening about always having my support.

Like most relationships, certain times have been tough and we have not always gotten along. But the one constant has been the similar blood that runs through our veins and our hearts.

To this person, I am behind you 100% all the time every time. Follow your dreams and, whenever you are distressed, don't forget to turn to the little angel on your shoulder who has always loved you and had your back.