Performance
I am learning more and more of how my worth and value does not depend on my performance. We are beings who are obsessed with accomplishments. People are defined more by what they do rather than who they are. As an athlete, it's hard to shake off that mentality. I have spent much energy and time working to be better and competing against other people. Coaching track this past season, I have seen many athletes become so wrapped up in their performance and it ends up affecting every other area of their life. Now I'm not saying we shouldn't care about how well we do things or competition is bad. God definitely wants us to pursue excellence. But when that pursuit becomes ultimate, it's a problem. We will never be satisfied by our performance. We will always want more. And when we fail to meet the standards we place upon ourselves and see others doing better than we are, a great amount of discouragement and frustration comes. We throw pity parties. The way we respond can...