Football taught me so much. I had breakthroughs both physical and mental. Mentally, I learned the power of living fully in the moment, of being entirely present. Thoughts about the past and the future can steal from the present, can rob us of our power to fully love, create, thrive right now. As I’ve grown older, this lesson continues to serve. I see how my stress about the future or regret about the past undermine my ability to be or perform in the present. “Die to the past every moment. You don’t need it. Only refer to it when it is absolutely relevant to the present. Feel the power of this moment and the fullness of Being. Feel your presence.” - Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now