Prepare For The Worst, Plan For The Best; 1 Shoulder Exercise That Makes All The Difference; And The Coffee Challenge

Plan to enjoy. Then, and most importantly, plan when your off-season ends.

Blaming myself was the easy part.

It felt good, like taking off wet socks after trudging through the rain. I became addicted.

Addicted to misery, that is. To blame. To making myself feel bad enough to stop caring because what’s the point of trying if you can’t be perfect?

Something in me resisted, and what was once an all-or-nothing state of mind became a seasonal attitude I don’t just live with.

I cultivate.

Today, I call it the off-season, and it’s where I plan to eat several “free” meals over the next three months.

What’s a “free meal?” It’s freedom to go off the reservation and eat anything I want.

It’s not yet November, and I’m already planning the specifics.