My oldest grandchild is five years old. He has loved hockey ever since he was a toddler and would play it throughout the year- in the house, driveway, garage, and on ice rinks. He recently joined a Minnie Mites team and is having a blast.
Yesterday he convinced his grandpa to come and play on a neighbor’s outdoor rink. After dressing warm, and borrowing some skates and a stick, I joined him. I jokingly told him he would have to give me skating lessons.
His first lesson was “It’s ok if you fall down-it means you are getting better. Just get up and try again.”
What a lesson for hockey as well as our personal and professional lives.