I took this photo of my daughter at softball this past Saturday. Even though we were scorching in the heat of the morning sun, and she had been playing for nearly two hours, she turned around and gave me two thumbs up.
To me, this photo is all about not giving up. A few years ago, Eloise tried tee ball and didn't enjoy it. In fact she said she didn't want to play it again. This year, with a little encouragement, she signed up for softball and loved it right from the start. If she gave up, she never would've discovered that she actually enjoys softball. It makes me think what are the things in my life that I gave up but shouldn't have. What are the things in my students' lives that could have been with just a little more encouragement.
As in the game of softball, you keep running the bases, and you hope not to get out. If you do, at least you had the courage to swing the ball.
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