Filling a Void

 

    Ever since I started college, I felt as if something was missing from my life. At first I did not know what it was, but as I have started my sophomore year I have finally figured it out. I miss playing the sports that I love. I played sports all of my life, and it was something that I was very passionate about. I loved competing everyday and sports were also just very fun to me. I think that sports allowed me to put all of my problems to the side and just go out there and enjoy myself. Another thing that I miss about playing is being with my teammates. I played baseball and basketball, so I had a good group of guys to be around all the time. Some of my greatest friendships were made from the sports teams that I was on. Sports were a huge part of my life.

    When I first stopped playing last year, I constantly felt like I was doing nothing with my life. I really didn't know what to do with myself. I felt like I was doing school and only school. It was very hard for me to accept the fact that I was done playing. However, this year I have been doing things to help fill the void. I try to play as much as possible. I go to the YMCA to play basketball and I also joined a softball league with some of my friends. It's not the same as being on a real team and traveling to tournaments, but it has definitely made things better.