The Thought of Just Giving Up

Had a lesson yesterday, and it went pretty well...worked on my program and spins.  Doing run throughs of my program really gets me short of breath, think I am lacking cardio...something else I need to work on.

From this day forward is now getting myself ready to compete after 2 years and test my bronze free skate (again) though I am optimistic, I feel like I am fooling myself sometimes.

I've been away from the ice on and off for a year...not consistent....but now I am giving it another shot skating 2x a week and 1 lesson a week.  I am hoping for the best, this test will determine where I am lacking...I am going in with no expectations or to prove to myself but just to get feedback from the judges to view where I can improve this time around.

My Bronze Free Skate Dress

The thought of just giving up has crossed my mind.  "I've seen skaters who started sooner are now ahead of the game and I really don't want to compare myself....but I can't help it, no lie"   Had a long conversation with my coach and she strongly advised me to keep going, not give up but just enjoy the moment and just skate for me and nobody else....she is so correct.

My goal is to keep going and not set high expectations or goals that are beyond my scope but goals that I can achieve now rather than nothing at all...goals are what keeps me focused and motivated.

Happy Skating