Hi Brett
I think grief or loss is comprised of a whole collection of mixed emotions, some definitely not so obvious. Grieving the loss of a really positive trigger, such as the football, is completely understandable. I think this is why some people feel the need for both winter and summer sports, so they've got some form of a high all year 'round. There's always something to look forward to, as opposed to trying to manage a break where there can be some sense of emptiness. Perhaps the challenge involves adopting a spring/summer time interest. Perhaps some limbering up of the imagination, some stretching and exercising. Yep, easier said than done in some cases. A blank screen in the imagination can be tough to get past. I tend to look for seers when I'm failing to see what I need to. They're handy people to have in life at times.
We definitely need good guides in so many areas of life. I'm hoping the person who takes you through the induction at the hospital is a brilliant guide. I hope they're someone who puts you at ease, someone who leads you to feel the opportunity as one you're excited to have and I hope they're someone who can recall what it's like to be the new kid on the block. I love people like that, people who remember the challenges that come with being new to the scene. I've worked with beautiful people who remember like it was yesterday, even when they've been in the job for over 10 years, and I've worked with intolerant people who have no sense of recall at all. Can definitely feel who's who, that's for sure.
I think some people find tough challenges relatively easy to manage and some find tough challenges tough, which is why they're called tough challenges. No matter which person we are under the circumstances of tough challenges, we gotta be able to say 'I'm stepping up to one and there are elements of courage in that and that officially makes me courageous, no matter what anyone says'.
