After baseball..Part 2

voicovr....I'm proud for your son and his efforts ...I think we all tend to get caught up in our little world that revolves around that baseball diamond...

Becoming "who" they are intended to be..and traveling the path designed just for them is key..

Oh, by the way ...I went to a meeting not long ago in East Texas..they had a buffet and it REALLY did have armadillo on it...yuck!

voicovr---

I still have moments of pain and angst from a year ago when my son gave it up just prior to his sophomore season (he still plays in the summers, so I'm only in withdrawal for eight months of the year). But, like your son, mine didn't miss a beat when it came to involvement in other interests. Last semester he auditioned for the university's musical and landed a role. This semester he snagged a lead in an upcoming one-act play in which he plays, ironically, a major league umpire. He's working on tapping into his creative potentials, and learning much about himself along the way. And he seems so happy. Best of all, he continues along the path of maturing into a wonderful young adult of character. What more can we ask for?

Thanks, voicovr, for reminding me that there IS life after baseball.

Is this heaven?...

voicovr, congratulations on how smooth things are going. It is funny how those big transitions we worry about usually end up A-OK. We move on to the next phase and never fail to find something to enjoy.

I think I have a huge advantage going for me (there is often a silver lining if you hunt for it.).

Thanks to the twins (who have yet to swing a bat). we are tasting life after baseball while still enjoying baseball. A win - win situation.

Thanks to all of you for starting and contributing to this thread. This is a very real possibility for my son, and probably for many out there...fortunately, he has worked very hard both on his academic work and his other talents (music and journalism)...so he is well set to go off in other, or even new and different, directions...I think that knowing that this could happen will make me savor every one of the games this spring, and not fret too much over the transition...but your perspective helps a lot!

cal2004...I love journalism...almost as much as baseball...when our kids find their purpose it can be absolutely the best "home run" in their lives...it's called fulfillment

Being a writer myself...words on a page bring life to a heart...just as music stirs the soul...

I wish your son great success...be it in music, jounalism...or baseball...

Pam

Thanks, Pam. PT coming your way.

This is our son's first Spring watching from the stands and he's doing just fine. In fact, he's playing intramural softball and having a blast. He said it brought back some of the good memories of his intercollegiate days. He's learned to snowboard this winter and loves it. So as we all know, when one chapter closes another one begins. It's pretty neat to watch our "babies" learn that lesson too.

BTW, Pat and his squeeze recently were seen in a jewelry store. He says he was getting educated. No purchases yet, but it's making his Mom and I feel a little older.

It's amazing to think he's only a year from becoming an AF officer. Seems like yesterday when I was telling many of you of his decision to go to USAFA.

Have a great Spring!

Greg G.

Greg...another chapter in your son's book of life...filled with nostalgia...and a future...

Time does slip by...and it's great when the memories are there to remind us of how blessed we are...

voicovr,

I missed this post earlier but it struck a cord with me.

My youngest brother may have been the best natural athlete of the 4 of us, in our family. Instead of opting to wrestle or play football in college, both choices were available to him he made what would be considered an unusual choice.

During high school he had "dabbled" a bit with shooting competively. In the year after high school he became the U.S. 3 gun (pistols) junior champion. After that he went on to shoot in 2 Olympic Games and now (many years later) consistently wins national and international "peace-officers" competitions.

He recently started shooting air rifle. Says he just wanted to try something different and a little less expensive. He enjoys it very much.

Wait until Son #2 starts telling you about no caffeine and other tricks to slow down his heart rate, etc. LOL

Shooting will fill his competitive needs just fine.

Bob,
"Doing nothing is still a course of action"