Enjoy The Battle-Venus Williams

     I hope, if you are a tennis fan, you witnessed last nights match at the US Open.
     Venus Williams, and Petra something ( I wish I knew her last name, but if I did, I could not spell it) ( I should look it up for you) ( she needs some respect) ( Hold on) Petra Kvitova.
      They were hammering away at that tiny yellow ball, two strong women, reverberations coming off the screen. I began to grunt when they made sounds. I "air" fixed my strings on my pretend racket.
      I was there with them, each point, of no return.
      And then there was a winner.
      Venus Williams, the elder one, the sister of the queen, won.
      After the win, she was interviewed and asked, " How do you get through matches like this, so intense?"
      She quietly said, " You have to Enjoy The Battle!!"
      Lord love a duck, now she is throwing down wisdom!! I grabbed a pencil and paper, naturally near me. ( blog material)
     I sat on the couch for a long time, zoned out, thinking about life and this horrible hurricane, getting ready to devour Florida, shaking my head. ( run on and on and on sentence, yikes!!!)
     I truly don't think I ever enjoy the battle. There are so many, and I do try to find a lesson, in all situations. BUT Enjoy the Battle? Not so much.
    Grief, conflict, toxic people, everyday life, and preparing for a hurricane disaster and worrying about my family in Florida. I don't enjoy that, at all.
   What is she talking about, this Venus girl?? A game, a competitive game? I don't think so. ( I like to read in between the lines, and make them up along the way!!) ( I know she had a deep meaning)
   Maybe, respect the Battle, acknowledge the Battle, give it some room ( just not in your house!)
   Work through the Battle, point by point, and come out of it whole. Winning or Losing, if you gave everything you had, and tried to be fair and kind, do you enjoy the Battle? Maybe? It is worth thinking about, as people prepare for evacuation, or hunker down to survive this Irma Hurricane, I think so.There will be another one, around the corner. Always, another hurricane, in this life of ours, that we all face, its how we look and act in the situation. Gosh there are lessons all over the place.
        Be safe and be aware
        Love in tennis is zero
        Love from me, 102 mph serve!!