Project 365- Day 92

Yesterday was the perfect spring day. The sun was shining, the temperature high was 74 degrees, and it was the opening day of baseball for the Sierra Youth League.
I love watching my son play, mostly because it reminds me of how little he really is. But it also reminds me of how much life he has ahead of him.
Sometimes he hits the ball and sometimes he misses. But he keeps on trying and eventually he will learn. Maybe he will be the greatest baseball player ever, or maybe he won't, but either way he loves baseball and for right now, he has the potential to do anything with his life.
I love the promise his future holds.
There are no limits.
No one telling him he can't do this or that.
And even if they did, I doubt he would believe them.
Because we tell him all the time that the only thing that can hold him back in life, is himself.
I think as adults we forget that.
We live through successes but also disappointments and somewhere along the way we stop trusting in our abilities and begin to believe the voices in our head that say, no you can't.
Perhaps one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is to continue reaching toward our dreams in spite of all our doubt.

Reflecting on all of this makes me think of this song. They played it last year at the opening of the t-ball all stars game. Another mom and I almost lost it seeing our little guys out there on the field.