Find Yourself

     Life is notorious for throwing things at us unexpectedly. No matter how we feel about it, how much we whine and complain, we have to learn to put up with these circumstances. 
     Unfortunately, I had been plagued with an injury to my ankle for the past 5 weeks. This was a huge blow to everything in my life at that moment. I was doing great on my very demanding training routine and i was just on top of everything i had to do then BOOM... it hit me. It came so suddenly that i just had no idea what to do. I got lost in my own life pretty much. I had no motivation to go out or to talk to anyone, i just wanted to stay locked in my room and sulk and feel sorry for myself. I want to be as honest as i can with all my readers, so in order to do that i will tell the truth and only that. This injury pissed me off, it put a halt to everything good i was doing in my life at that moment and eventually drove me to the point of a mini depression. I was very, very sad and lost, mostly lost. With every day that passed, my sadness, anger, and loneliness all started to turn into fear. Fear, for an athlete is probably one of the worst things to encounter, and add on fear caused by injury, it is impossible to put the feeling into words.
     I did alot of thinking during those 5 weeks, mostly negative thoughts. I thought about whether or not i would ever play again, how i would accomplish the goals i had for myself and even worse, would i put on my boots one day and not be able to play as well as i could before? These thoughts instilled HUGE amounts of fear into my mind, and didn't help the sadness to go away. It just seemed, at the time, as if nothing could go right from there.
     However, i am typing this post 8 weeks later, and now look at me. Things have gotten even better then they were before the injury! I am happy as can be, and yes, i can still play as good as before, which makes me feel even happier.
     However, after reflecting back on everything that happened, and how i acted during the injury, i learned a lot. A lot about myself, mostly. And that is what i want to share with you, my readers..
1. Dont ever tell yourself you cant do anything, there are enough people in the world to do that for you, at least try to keep yourself motivated while everything around you is going to hell.
2. FIND WHO YOU ARE. Dont settle to be someone who everyone thinks you are... go out and be who you KNOW you are. 
3. Dont let little things put you down. Have a positive outlook on everything you do, because you cannot have a positive future with a negative mind in the present.
4. Lastly, whatever you do, do it to your best ability. Dont half-ass yourself with something. You need to demand the best of yourself no matter how much you hate something. Leave people speechless in everything you do, because you never know when it will be the last time you get to do something. 

Thank you to all my readers, feel free to comment any questions or concerns, or just to say that you liked the blog ( i love those comments hahahha) 
     Thanks again,
Andre Gamboa