believe

there's a booming voice inside me that keeps saying "I can't" and a tinier voice saying "I can".
you're too old. it's too late. you have the wrong feet, the wrong legs. you'll never be strong enough, have the tech down, nail the tricks, have enough stamina, be flexible enough.

I think it's the fact that the more effort I have to put into it, the more I'd have potential to lose--the more devastating the defeat. if I only give 50%, my expectation is so much lower.

I'm looking at everything negatively though. the more I put in, I will only gain more experience and be more fit and ready for whatever I decide to do. why I am I so set on losing to begin with? give everything you have and leave it up to the judges. you never know.

start slow. review the basics. take steps piece by piece. you can do this.

I can.