I've been sort of a track geek lately, My German foreign exchange student bestie had two home meets withing 5 days of each other and I went to both.
Personally, I was once a 7th grade track star, took last place in the 100m dash. For those non-track people, that's very very terrible. For all the track people, I know-if you leave now, no hard feelings. Originally, I was going to talk about communication-to continue my "Your Relationship" series that I started forever ago. But, I think an idea is stirring in the back of my mind-so I would like to run with it.
When it comes to communication, there are hundreds of thousands of things I could talk about, from the minute expressions people make in reaction (like a choreographed dance) to whatever's being said by the opposite person, to reasoning behind each and every word we say. All very science-y stuff mind you-and something I can much too easily become side tracked on.
When you think about track, you immediately think of running, unless you adore shot-put-then you think of thickly roped arms, with elephant sized trunks for legs, and a heaving, "Augh!" as this little ball sails through the air.
Communication-not necessarily implemented in the first few ideas springing into my head.
But, if you've ever attended a track meet-sat in the bleachers, and become familiar with the participants from your school-suddenly, communication is everywhere!
From the team mates in their awesome sweatpants that just make me "feel" like a runner, even though Mother Nature has obviously declared otherwise, shouting, screaming and clapping their team mates along in some incredible race of endurance, per se the 3200m sprint. Who comes up with this stuff?!
OR the parents, friends and myself, sitting in the bleacher-eyeballing the competition sneaking up behind our beloved runners, then communication becomes dire, shouting "Keep going!" and "He's right BEHIND you!!!" are important things for a runner to hear.
And lastly, the coaches. Even tonight, my little GFB (German foreign bestie) listened to a coach, and against her better judgment followed the advice, which messed up her Vault. But the coaches have given so much. Not all of them, of course. But we can all imagine one person, even if they're not a coach, as being someone you would want to come alongside you, clap and encourage you, warn you of some imminent enemy sneaking along your flank, in your blind spot.
Now that I've said all this, hopefully you see Communication, and Track in different lights.
As stated above, communication can be broken down into the scientific reflections of how our brains dance and weave within each other, even if separated between multitudes of distance. How we can anticipate a person's response, solely based on a twitch in their left dimple and so on.
People are fascinating, and God has designed some incredible things within us-that we never truly understood we realized, these things are some that we take for granted.
If ever the Zombie Apocalypse should arise, I believe the greatest devastation of all, would be the loss of human interaction. We need to communicate.
Don't get me wrong, talking will never ever be the sole form of "communication" But if I go any farther than that-this may become an incredibly boring blog post, guaranteed! Never forget to practice communicating, without using your words. If you can make your desires known non-verbally, more power to you. Make yourself easy to be understood and life will pass by much easier.
Your communication skills will be the making or the breaking of yourself as a person. People look for good communicators, and even if you stutter-if you stutter confidently, who gives a poop?I hope I've given you some food for thought, I know I've learned some stuff about myself, even as I sit and write this! Now that the cold has seeped out of these weary hands, I have a date with a movie.
Have a great night guys, and enjoy communicating!
Godbless,
LizB