Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Life is like a game of football. You are the quarterback and you call the plays as you see fit based on your training and experience. The playbook has been scrutinized and the plays have been practiced with tenacity. The Coach's words are loud and clear in your ears though He is not playing by your side. You are on your own, yet powerful.
You have been battle tested many times by previous wrongdoings which have inflicted pain. The bench was a friend during the recuperation process and you learned to forgive yourself. That was the hardest part of all. We are usually hardest on ourselves.
Others thought you would stay down, but you rise and come back stronger. Getting back in the rhythm of the game and performing sensationally are pure bliss and relieving to the soul. It appears to be a thrilling quarter until an inevitable error occurs. Now there are penalties formed against you and a regression period follows.
Time outs are required in order to rethink your stategy, formulate a different plan and try it yet, again. Every break taken proves to enhance your mind and body. 
The motivatiing and encouraging words you hear from the cheerleaders you admire and respect serve to strengthen your courage. Boldness takes over and although personal fouls, incompletes and fumbles are inherent, you pick yourself up and press on.
Being blindsided makes you more human by realizing noone is infallible. Focus and discipline are acute, thus enabling you to, "improvise, adapt and overcome"*. When someone else intercepts your play, you come back with a vengenance because you have learned not to succumb.
Whether the position played is offense or defense, doing the best you can is paramount. There are no excuses for slacking. Occassionally on the field, you find yourself with nowhere to go. The whistle is blown indicating you to stop and you wait to see what the next course of action will entail.
Huddles are formed, thereby adding cohesiveness. After all, there is much strength to be found in numbers. Win or lose, you trudge on and never quit trying, never quit believing.
If it's a win, let's hope to be like Green Bay Packers'* Greg Jennings and Aaron Rodgers. Both played exceptionally well and commended others for their success. Whenever Jennings scored a touchdown, he'd kneel and bow his head giving thanks. 
At Jennings' post game interview regarding his multiple touchdowns he stated, "to God be the glory"*. Upon Rodgers receiving the Most Valuable Player Award, his comment included his teammates, "great group of men", "lots of character". Both players knew this phenomenal accomplishment would not have been done on their own and expressed their appreciation with thanksgiving.
Someone always wins and someone always loses.That's just the way it is. Wishing you would have played better and second guessing your moves cannot be options. They have become archaic thinking. What ensues is the simple fact that nothing else can be done. It is now over.
Learn to pat yourself on the back and move forward. The plays do not end because someone has won. They continue until you do.
