Sometimes you are in left field when life hits you with a challenge. You're happily going along your way, looking at the green grass, the sweet smells of spring and you get hit out in left field while your head was in the clouds.
What to do? I think there are a lot of tips for dealing with life in baseball. No, I am not a baseball fan but when I woke up this morning for some reasons that is what I thought...baseball and left field. So, I looked it up on the internet and paraphrased the tips to fit a non-baseball situation.
1. Develop your skills fielding what life throws at you. Practice, practice, practice. When a hard ball is not available, a soft ball can be used to avoid the pain of life.
2. Learn to "run to a spot" to catch with a gentle hand. This is the ability to estimate where things will fall from its initial flight. This is a skill that allows an outfielder to run without constantly looking for what might hit you.
3. Outfielders must cover large distances, so speed, instincts, and quickness in reacting to life are key. They must be able to catch things that are above their head and on the run. They must be able to throw the negative emotions accurately over a long distance away from themselves to be effective; they must also learn to judge whether to attempt a difficult situation and risk letting stuff get past them, or to instead allow the stuff to fall in order to guarantee a positive outcome and prevent the advancement of negative stuff.
4. Left fielders must also familiarize themselves with the varying configurations of different foul territory, and prevent stuff hitting down the foul lines from getting past them.
5. Of all outfielders, the left fielder often will have the weakest arm, as they generally do not need to throw stuff as far to prevent the advance of any negativity. The left fielder still requires good fielding and catching skills because of their position recieves more stuff.
I Like It! I guess the baseball fans are correct...there is a lot to learn from baseball. I can smell the popcorn and hot dogs!
4. Left fielders must also familiarize themselves with the varying configurations of different foul territory, and prevent stuff hitting down the foul lines from getting past them.
5. Of all outfielders, the left fielder often will have the weakest arm, as they generally do not need to throw stuff as far to prevent the advance of any negativity. The left fielder still requires good fielding and catching skills because of their position recieves more stuff.
I Like It! I guess the baseball fans are correct...there is a lot to learn from baseball. I can smell the popcorn and hot dogs!
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