The Other Side

Coming back from break, I decided to start working out again. I started going to volleyball practice and just scrimmaging with the girls. At first, it was weird playing again. It has been almost five months. But, I got back into it and played on the "other side," which is the non-starting side or the challenge side. I have seen the other side a couple of times, but throughout the last four years the starting side was my home. So, playing with the coaches and some other scrimmage players was different, but sooooo much fun. Now I know the different between pressure and fun. I play 100 times better when I'm having fun and there's no pressure. If I felt this way throughout my career the outcome would have been a 360 turn around, but it's all in the past. I am now getting back to LOVING volleyball. It has been four years since I have felt this way. Playing volleyball in college is a job, and you don't really get a chance to enjoy it, and the love and passion that you had when you were younger goes away because there are sooo many other factors involved that outweigh these deep feelings. But, I am very happy to be done, but sad because I do miss playing it on the daily basis, which is why I started playing again. My body however did not miss it apparently. I have not felt this sore since pre-season, and I mean every single muscle and bone in your entire body aches, muscles that you never thought you had ache, and it even hurts not to move....HAHA....but live is good on the other side.