The Tough Part of My Job

Getting started has been tough. A lot has been required of me in terms of putting myself out there and cultivating relationships with different people. I have normally been a shy, modest person especially around people I barely know, but this has helped me to become more outgoing. However, not only am I working on my character, but meeting and forming great relationships. Support has always meant a lot to me. It helps like those times when you are out on the chipping green, rounding off hour 6 and you want to go home and take it easy. I remember people saying the occasional, 'great job', 'way to follow your dreams', or 'good luck with your season!'. Tiny things like that are not so tiny in my mind. They help tremendously!

It's hard being out there by yourself, sometimes. That support means a lot.

It's also great to have that support when things get rough or mentally exhausting. I've always said, you can't do something you love running on fumes. You just can't. There is no will or perseverance to get through something you don't truly have you heart set on.

It is also a challenge financially. I hate asking my own parents for money, I hate asking myself for money! It's just something I have a hard time doing. However, Central Elementary Spell-a-thon's helped a little! Haha. The fact is, I need a lot of money to travel around and play. There have been many that, by the grace of God, have given and I am so grateful for their contribution. However, to play a full season, I need the rest. I don't feel like it's my place to ask for money especially amidst catastrophes (Haiti) and the economic fiascoes going on in the US. I know I am facing a hard road financially in the economic state of the country, yet I will still press on.

A great family friend, who has been following me since I picked up a club at the ripe old age of 4 years old, has given tremendously thus far and couldn't be a bigger cheerleader. He is set on getting me out there and achieving my dreams. It is neat to see him giving back to someone, becuase he wished someone had done the same for him. I can't wait for the day when I can show someone the same grace and sense of giving he has shown me. I am eternally grateful.

Although, this road is hard, I am beyond excited to commence my journey. I hope that people will feel a need to help, anything helps, becuase I NEED HELP! I am not afraid to ask for it. :)


What I am reading: Modoc by Ralph Helfer
What I am listening to: Ke$ha - Animal

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Rachel Alexandra: A Filly with a Whole Lotta Heart

What a great holiday season it was! Spending time with my family is always a great time and around the holidays makes it very special. I received a very cool gift this year. It is a 2009 bottle of Rachel Alexandra wine. If you are not familiar, Rachel Alexandra, besides being my first and middle name, is a Thoroughbred filly who won the Preakness Stakes in May 2009. She was the first filly (a female horse) to win in 85 years. She is a front runner which means she likes to either run out front the entire time or a stalker which is following the leader.

[Christmas Eve with my new bottle of Rachel Alexandra wine!]

I took notice of her in May when she had won the Grade I Kentucky Oaks (contests on Friday before the Kentucky Derby) by 20 lengths. That margin of victory is incredible. She went on to be a sleeper pick in the Preakness Stakes, the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown. All odds were against her, but whoever put money on her hopefully went straight to the bank with it! She competed from the 13th gate and currently is the only horse ever to win from the 13th gate. She went on to win 9 races in a row until her off-season.

It was so much fun to watch her race this summer. She is big for a filly but stands shorter than most of her fellow colt competitors. Following her campaign made me think of the sleeper pick which I might be in some tournaments this year. There are many parallels to how I have worked and the possible results that could become of this next year and to Rachel Alexandra's racing career. She is somewhere else I can draw confidence and inspiration from and to receive that gift meant I can look at it everyday. It was very special.

Too bad I have to let it age for 5 years....

What I'm Reading: Nancy Drew - The Bungalow Mystery
What I'm Listening To: Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster