Tennis

My stepson invited us to play tennis with him and his family. He knew to come to me whenever Dad couldn’t commit to answering.

“Sure, I’ll let you beat me in tennis.”

I know when anyone invites me to do anything that requires physical activity, they usually need an ego boost. I am not athletic, and I have never played tennis in my entire life. Summer was over, and fall was allowing us some cooler days, so the weather was perfect for being outside

We showed up empty-handed, not knowing what to expect, and were greeted with a racket for each of us and brief instructions. I figured it couldnt be too hard, I’ve seen tennis on TV.

Our instructor-stepson gave us some pointers, and with each of his serves, he gently hit the balls our way, alternating with precision. To my surprise, I was able to hit the ball back over the net most of the time. And also to my surprise, I was having fun. I laughed at my husband when he missed a ball, and I laughed at myself when I missed an easy serve.

It was medicine for our souls to let down our guard, be human, and be vulnerable.

Maybe that comes easily to you, but for our personality types, as business owners, we are always on constant alert. And saying yes to something entirely out of our comfort zone was just what we needed, and we liked it.