I feel like to start off this blog I should briefly explain why I named my
blog this. I titled my blog "DomiNate Every Day," (just in case you
did not see that already). I had a hard time coming up with a title for this
blog, so I tried to think of what I want to write about for the next couple
months. After drawing a big blank, I tried to think of some advice that I could
share, and this is where my title comes from.
This blog is for me just as much as it is for you. I feel like sometimes, in life, we feel like we are constantly being put down, but we need to stop thinking like this. Even
though things are down there will always be something good in your life. Those
are the things that we need to focus on. So, to help me remember this I decided to create a life motto. I was going to make my
life motto "make the most of every day," but that is too cliché. So I
thought I would use my creative juices and incorporate my name into it and make it "dominate every
day!"
My whole life I have played basketball, and have had to work hard to finally
make it onto the varsity basketball team and this season had been going great!
I was going out and playing like my team needed me to play and I felt good.
Then a week after Christmas we had a tournament in Chinle, it was here that my
season took a turn towards the sour side. I played two games there and I got injured.
I am not only upset at the fact that I got injured, but I am upset at the type
of injury. After going to the doctor I found out that I had a contusion in my
quadriceps or in layman's terms, I have a really bad bruise. A bad bruise.
That is why I will miss at least six games my senior year.
Now this could be something that I could get really upset and mad
about. However, I am not going to focus on the negative. I just need to look at
the big picture. Yes I am going to miss six games of my senior year but if I
look at my senior year as a whole I see that I got to play a full season of
soccer games, still a majority of basketball games, and I will get to go to
Disneyland. Looking at it that way makes my senior year sounds pretty good. The
world is not going to end because I could not play six games.
This is what is important to remember. When looking at the big picture you
will see what is really important in life. Sometimes, in life, we all need to
just take a step back, slow down, and look at the bigger picture. When we do
this, it really allows us to evaluate our lives and see what is
really important.
Nathan, that is such a great piece of advice! That is such a fantastic way to look at life to! You just take each day as it comes and remember that nothing can affect unless you let it. It's like filtering in the good and out the bad. And i know that that piece of advice has helped me with lots of stuff in my life. I think if everyone has this type of attitude then this world will be such a bright place! Thanks Nathan!
ReplyDeleteDisneyland is going to be so much fun, so that’s definitely a bright side! We will have to do something crazy when we are there. I am really excited for that. I’m glad we decided to do Show Choir this year, because it’s about to pay dividends. Anyway, back to your blog, I think that is pretty good advice that we can all learn from. Sometimes in life, I think we all find that some things just don't always go our way, but there is always a bright side to every ordeal. I'm glad that you shared this. Thanks man!
ReplyDeleteNathan, I really like your advice “dominate every day.” Yet, I think I took it very differently. When I think of the word “dominate” I think of a powerful presence that has total control. As people, we allow life to pass us and tend to “go with the flow.” What we should be doing is dominating, taking total control of our lives. If there is something that you want, then go get it. Honestly, what is stopping you? What is there really that is stopping you from becoming a powerful presence? When you begin to believe that you can, then it is that much easier to achieve.
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