It's been a two-week break for me with no hockey at all. No wonder I'm feeling out-of-sorts. I also have this vague feeling that I've forgotten how to play.
Tonight is our first playoff game and I am trying to work up some enthusiasm.
For some reason (sleep deprivation, perhaps?), it's not happening organically, so I'll have to consciously psych myself up. At least the game is in the early evening so I can go to bed at my normal time. AND I get to miss Arsenic Hour by leaving the house at 5:30, so I should count that as a plus. (Or my husband may count that as a minus... he's always a good sport about my games, though.) Regardless of the result, the next game is at a weird time, either 7:30 am or 4:30 pm on Saturday. Yikes! Either option will involve pumping milk for the baby, which is annoying.
Good thing I have this blog, where I wrote down my short, positive statements because right now I can't even remember what they were. If I were a pro athlete I would be still working on the mental game during a break, and probably doing some off-ice training too, but the title of this blog says it all - I've got other responsibilities, too. I will review my positive statements now and try and keep them in mind today. Maybe as they bubble to the surface they will entrain along with them some hockey enthusiasm from the depths of my psyche. I know it's got to be there.
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