Things That Stopped Me In My Tracks

                                                         Part 1:

Three Things That Stopped Me In My Tracks:

1. Getting denied from one of my internships.

2. Walking past Dick’s Sporting Goods, sparked my dream from the previous night.            

3.  Seeing a picture of the Empire State Building lit up Giants colors.

            1. On Thursday I received a pretty disappointing email notifying me that I didn’t get accepted into an internship I applied for. At first the feeling of rejection and disappointment made me pause for a while. Opening that email was not what I wanted to hear, especially because I felt like I was qualified. However, it was a top internship and I should’ve expected top competition. I believe whatever’s meant to happen ends up happening so I wasn’t too upset. I applied for a job and still have my night job with a minor league baseball team, so my summer will still go smoothly. On a positive note, I’ll be making money instead of getting slaved through an internship!

             2. I love remembering my dreams! Well, except when they’re nightmares of course. But dreams always seem to help me wake up thinking. It’s an exciting way to start the day. This weekend, I didn’t remember my dream right when I woke up. The dream wasn’t too special, I remember walking through the U.S soccer section of Dick’s Sporting Goods wanting to buy everything! During the weekend I walked past Dick’s Sporting Goods and it sparked my dream. The memories of the dream started to unravel in my head, and that déjà vu definitely made me stop in my tracks! 

            3. Beauty always catches the eye. When the Giants played the 49ers in the NFC championship game, the top of the Empire State Building was lit up blue. It looked gorgeous. The wow factor stopped me in my tracks. I can’t wait to see what they have in mind for the Super Bowl to support the Giants!

                                                                           Part 2:

           

            Sports seems to be involved in every aspect of my life. Whether the connection is obvious or not, sports is there. In the second and third points, sports was at the forefront of the story. In the first point, My job in sports was there for me to fall back on. I guess that’s the life of a sports junkie!

            Besides the sports connection, everything that catches my eye involves me thinking about my past or future. The first point I was thinking ahead to my summer, second point I was recalling last night’s dream and third point I was thinking forward to the Super Bowl. I think there’s something mysterious about the future, and interesting about the past that catches people. I try not to live in my past because you get caught in regrets, but my determination to be successful keeps me thinking ahead to my future. It’s good to be motivated but sometimes I need to remind myself to live in the present, don’t wish valuable time away!