I am truly amazed at the multitude of job titles that a parent takes on. Through the course of their young lives you are a teacher, mentor, provider and protector. My own internal drive pushes me to coach and manage more than anything else. No matter if the kids have taken on Basketball, Football, Baseball or Tae Kwon Do I have assumed a role of manager or coach. Watching the nuances of their skills compared to the best and worst of their peers and giving tips and pointers on how they can excel in any one of the sports. Of course, like any dotting father I think that my children are the best at what they do and thankfully in my case I am right.
Recently, I have found fun in assuming a slightly different role, Cheerleader. Don't get me wrong part of managing includes cheering on the results of hard work. The best coaches bring out the best performance by acknowledging and cheering on that action. Cheerleading on the other hand doesn't include coaching. I have found that there is true joy in sitting on the sidelines cheering and yelling in support of the kids efforts. Removing the element of coaching and spending less time critiquing the results has given me more time to enjoy the effort.
As usual, my children continue to teach me more about myself and how to enjoy life and stop to smell the roses or in this case stop and enjoy the game.
Until next time..........
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