Excuses

When we don’t do something well, we make excuses for not doing it well. I can recall a quote from a girl I played pool with in Alaska. “When I was little, we played pool all the time. I haven’t played in years.” For some reason society forces us to come with excuses for not being good at something. For some reason we need to be good at everything we do. We make excuses for ourselves and make fun of ourselves so that others don’t. It doesn’t matter if you beat me because I’m horrible at pool. However, if you are winning, “Watch out now, I’ve been practicing,” and you feel like you are on top of the world. We either put ourselves down or bring ourselves up socially depending on how we do at the activity. Why do we need to give excuses for ourselves? Why can’t we just play and enjoy it whether we win or lose. Besides if you believe you are bad at something than you will be and the same goes for the opposite. Believe you are good and you will be.