You are, quite simply put, "the Best"

"The best gymnast is the one having the most fun."

-Paraphrased from Alex Rowe

 You are quite simply the best at what you do, practicing the best sport there ever was, ever is, and ever will be.

Everything is "best"; including this, the best zen koan ever:

When Banzan was walking through a market he overheard a conversation between a butcher and his customer. 

"Give me the best piece of meat you have," said the customer. 

"Everything in my shop is the best," replied the butcher. "You cannot find here any piece of meat that is not the best." 

At these words Banzan became enlightened.

Michael Glenn:

if you can be grateful and take things as they are, then everything is good for you. When you accept what is, every piece of meat - every moment - is the best. The moment you are living right now is the best — because it is the only one you have and the only one you can live right now.

No matter where you're at, there you are:

My friend Paul Masse describes it this way,

"No matter where you are, no matter what time it is, no matter what is happening, isn't is always the best time, the best place?  If you grasp this, you can fully appreciate this moment.  When you have appreciation, light will come into your life and you will begin to perceive the miracles all around you."

The Stone Mind:

If we all spent less time worrying about who or what was best, and more time doing what we love best, well, I believe we’d all be a happier and more fulfilled lot.

 With all this in mind, understand when I say that every gymnast I have ever coached is quite simply...


....the best!


Come to think of it....

One of my taglines used to be to tell a kid, "....because you're special."  It was my stock answer to everything.

Gymnast:  "Why do I have to do it over and she doesn't?"

Me:  "Because you're special."

Another Gymnast::  "Why can't I take another turn like her?"

Me:  "Because you're special."