State Meet and a Valuable Life Lesson

 

 

 

Beam 8.8

Floor 9.350 (4th place)

Vault 9.175 (4th place)

Bars 9.550 (3rd place)

All Around 36.875 (5th place)

Team 116.625 (1st place)

 

A state gymnastic meet is a little bit of a big deal.  Spirit Week precedes the meet. Anna was on trek to place among the top three in her age division and would have...if it hadn't been for a fall on beam.  She hadn't experienced a fall during a meet all season, but it happened Saturday...and my heart broke...but only for a second.  I have read numerous articles in the past entitled, "I Want My Kids to Fail" and after seeing the character she displayed Saturday, I concur, "failing" can be a beautiful and beneficial thing. Our hearts were blessed to see how she hopped right back up on the beam and finished her routine strong and unshaken. Over the years we have sought to teach her that it's not about how/if/when you fall; rather, it's about how you rise.  And Saturday, she indeed rose well, and for that, we couldn't have been more proud.

 

"The road to success is paved with failure because failure teaches us how to succeed. It is only when they fail that they have an opportunity to pick themselves back up.  It is only when they fail that they learn to work hard.  It is only when they fail that they learn what doesn’t work.   It is only when they fail that they learn empathy for others. I want my kids to fail.  It is how they will learn to succeed." - Joshua Raymond

"I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life.  And that is why I succeed." – Michael Jordan