"It's not about winning..."

I did something today that really scares me. I don't typically participate in things that I am not good at, such as badminton as previously blogged about. However, after some coaxing and a couple of one-liners such as "live life to the full," "do something everyday that scares you," and my personal favorite, "it's not about winning but having fun," I decided to try it.

I was sent the facebook group invitation with the instructions on how to register. I went to the KU rec webpage, gave away my student ID number (aka my KU soul) and clicked on the intramural team sports web site. This is not the scary part. I participated in an intramural competitive volleyball league last year. I can do volleyball.

However, this click was not on the volleyball league, it was on the …Ultimate Frisbee league?! Ultimate is not really a strength of mine. My dear friend Christy Fogelman asked me to be a part of her co-ed team. I would have typically thanked her for the invitation and declined, but this invitation came after a pep-talk with myself about doing something fun and impacting with my spare time since I am not working anymore.

Christy is going to try to teach me to catch and throw over spring break. I am not sure she understands what she has gotten herself into. She said that as long as I can run, they want me on the team because we have to have a specific ratio of guys to girls on the field at all times. If the only thing that I can do is run, than I am still contributing to the team. Hey, I can run. And it is true that is really isn’t about the winning, but that I will get to know a new group of people and hopefully learn to catch a Frisbee. Way to go me trying something new!