Ring of Glory

Hi, it's me again, back!

Have you ever played a game.. just to play.

Playing for an unplanned period of time.. may be 15 minutes ..may be an hour ..may be more .. may be less.

I used to play when you were a kid or teen to join the team.. practice & practice periodically and uniformly to win games or championships, or just get new friends by doing something I adore and good at..Play Basketball.

Yes I joined the team..but unfortunately did quit before "achieving" much ..& by that I mean completing even a year or playing in a championship or something.

I just got overwhelmed by school/study duties & then university & later work.. all that took me away from playing basketball regularly.

Years gone by ..  may be more than 14 years .. Anyway.

Now I go to the playground playing not for fitness.. not to lose weight... not in practice for a game or the team.. I play alone.

Freedom.

This is how I" describe in 1 word" my play this weekend.. I used to be good -i suppose- at basket ball..may be this was one of the very few few few things I'm really good at, and one of the many many things I did "quit" or stepped out let's say before "achieving" any measurable tangible "milestone" or record that can be stated.

But it was Great & Glorious SCORING tonight.. & actually winning a game ;) after some" Free play ".. I played the styles i felt i enjoyed most, & that were my "edge" before. I played just for fun.. just to dump all my (stresses / failures /worries) away.. with no "measurable ..tangible target or purpose" ..

 i played .. i scored.. & i won a game with my current terrible state of fitness .. but i insisted to finish the game & win it.. & the moment i scored the 11th point i swear i felt my heart was about to stop!

 It felt great doing what i like..what i love.. even for a short period pf time.. let it be inconsistent.. & hell with being on track to reach the targeted point B on your life master plan !

I can get out from this with either of two emotions..

1- feeling pity for myself for losing fitness & consistency of playing sports.. the game i love in particular, and pitying  "achieving Nothing" in something i was good at when i was young (the golden era ).. ah.. & feeling sorry for getting old ;)

2- Feel great & enjoy the Euphoria of each & every basket score.. being very very grateful for having a place to play at .. & the time to do it.. & the health good enough to throw a ball..
Enjoy the moment .. & the sounds echoing inside with a smile on my face.."I'm still here!" 
Enjoyed the intense heartbeats.. red over blooded face..& intense sweat smell that I adore
Thanks to you my dear Ring Of Glory. 

It was FUN.. I enjoyed it.. I felt great afterwards.. & I'm gonna do it again isA :D

Thanks to you my dear Ring Of Glory.

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I must admit that now i find it stupid.. all the PM & HD crap insisting on doing everything & every activity in your life according to a Master Plan.. every activity with a start, end, & resultant product that's "SMART".. too be an "achievement" or for you to be "successful"  you have to make all your moves and activities with a"SMART" output or results. 

Specific : so that you know exactly when & for how long & why & how you do it!

Measurable: with units & profiles that can be blessed by people or society according to media /business/social definitions & measurements.

Achievable : that has a definite blessed agreed upon result !

Realistic : that stupid & limited minds can accept & digest.

Time-Based: according to pre-set & pre-defined stages of life according to socially  "approved" graphs !

Well, I'm here to say Hell with that !
Don't let anybody evaluate you or your life or your career according to that.. Life is larger than that.. & so you are!

#BTW #PT