What does KEEP CALM AND PLAY BALL mean?
KEEP CALM
Coming to a new place, not knowing anyone, being over 2,000 miles from home and all I can do is wonder how I ended up here. Coming from a place you thought was your whole world to only find out that you can't even find your home on a map. Coming from a place with flat land and with horizon all around but basketball courts, football fields and trees to only find out you'd be leaving it behind for greater endeavors. Coming from a place I thought the end of the street was where the world ended and the house I lived in, the begining of my life each day had started, to a place where I couldn't tell you where my mail box is. Coming from a place where I had seen the storms that I thought would kill me only made me stronger to a place with weaker storms but diasaters still in sight. Coming from a place where I walked the fine line between love and hate each day, to a place where the line could become even thinner. Coming from a place where playing ball was everything to a place where playing ball is more than everything. Coming from a place where my I would push myself and tell myself to take risks to a place where I can only tell myself is to KEEP calm.
AND PLAY BALL
The grooves and bumps on the ball lay softly upon my finger tips as I get ready to release it. I feel the power come from the ground up, coming from the movement of my muscles. It shoots through the soles of my feet to the middle of my stomach to the flick of my elbows and wrists and the ball is released. Its tragectory is off it bounces off the back rim on the right side and flings off the goal to only bounce back to me. But I keep shooting. I do this two more times before it finally goes in and I can only feel slight progress as I knock down the next two and then three and then four in a row. Each day knives cutt into my knees and soon stinging ice is there to sooth the pain but I keep jumping. Before I even decided to play I was told I was to stupid to play this game, so I keep learning. I made a promise to master this game before I die and promised a dying man that I would complete such a task, so I keep living. I don't know where I'm going to end up with my new journey, so I keep traveling. I don't know what new probblems may present themselves so I think of the repetitive saying, and so I say to myself, Keep calm and play ball.
It's cool to know that you've come a long way from a place where life mite not be as easy as it is here. It shows that you can stand on your own two feet and keep moving forward no matter what. The same way you used basketball to ease your transition tyo moving to a new home, is the same way I used rugby when I moved from Fiji. I agree with your title in that people should always stay calm in everything they do and when times get tough jus keep moving forward or in your case, keep playing ball.
ReplyDeleteNow I know why you decided to use “Keep Calm and Play Ball” as your blog tittle. Everything makes sense, I like this post because I can relate to some things you have said and I’m sure that whoever reads can relate in some way or another as well. It shows that no matter what obstacles come your way it seems that staying calm and keep playing ball are the things that will keep you motivated and moving forward. I think I’m even going to steal your Idea for my next blog it’s going to say “Keep Calm and Face Paint”. Im just playing.
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