Sports analogy clarified . . . . .

More a blog reader than contributor, I wanted to add a bit of color to the Jet's analogy Suze posted because it's something that our family has held onto during these past few weeks:

Last year Jon (my son) and I were watching the Jet's in a late season game that could determine their playoff fate. At the end of the third quarter they were down 21-3 and I noticed Jon starting to unravel. He was throwing pillows, stamping his feet, speaking in tounges and dare I say starting to cry! I asked why he was reacting the way he was. Why was he ready to write his team off with 15 minutes left to go? He said he lost confidence in the team and wanted to prepare himself now for what he belived was the inevidable, (i'm paraphrasing but i'm sure you get the point). I said, equally articulately, "thats dumb!" I continued, "why waste your time now preparing for an outcome that may not come to pass. There is plenty of time left on clock for the Jets to pull out a win - and they need us to focus and think positively because they will feel our energy!" He agreed, mellowed out, focused and the next thing we knew the game was tied and we were going into OT. The Jets ultimately won on a 45 yard field goal and Jon was ecstatic.

The message he took away was - the game is not over until the final whistle so until then anything can happen. So you might as well cheer for the best!