Problems. Mistakes. Issues.

When looking at the quote that jazz legend Duke Ellington said ” A problem is a chance to do your best.” The quote is saying that even though you run into problems there is always something that comes out of it. No matter what you will move on and maybe it will take more time than some other things but you will move on and after grieving or being frustrated you will see how it turned out good in the end. Life is always something everyone wants to be perfect. Nothing is perfect in anyone’s life even though it seems like it is, there is always something that is a problem.

There is another quote that I live by, and when something goes wrong in my life I say it in my head ” Everything happens for a reason” Those two quotes are related in some way. No matter what the problem you are facing is giving you another chance to try your best at something or change your ways. They have different meaning but they come together and make a bigger one. When looking at both of them together, they are saying the problem you are going through is happening for a reason so it gives you a change to do your best.

A personal example of mine is basketball. I had way too much aggression and competitiveness with playing basketball. It was mostly myself against myself, I always thought that I needed to do better and better and I would push myself to the max. So my problem was that I was in my head too much and I would focus on what I did wrong then actually playing the game. After I moved into high school basketball I was a little calmer. I felt as though I didn’t need to do as much and that helped me get in the right headspace. Then after freshman year I was a starter on varsity and I played with my heart instead of my mind. I see that my problem led me to getting better and I matured a little bit and I got rewarded for changing the way I see the court and myself.

I definitely agree with the quote ” A problem is a chance to do your best” it makes it so you pick yourself up when you are having a problem with your life and it makes it so you don’t see the world in a negative way. It doesn’t matter if it is a little obstacle in the way in your life, it will always give you hope that something good will come out of the mistake that is happening or the issue. Basketball is a true passion of mine and me getting in the way made it harder and harder for me and then finally seeing myself shine in the light that I never knew that could come made it so it was all worth the tears, frustration, and the fouls. American jazz legend Duke Ellington is right ” A problem is a chance to do your best” you just have to believe that it’s true.

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