Throughout our lives we are all faced with challenges and triumphs that stir strong emotions within us. What do we do with those emotions? As for me, its like playing Pound-a-Mole at the carnival. Any time an emotions pops up I hammer it back down into its little hole. Why? Simple embarrassment.
Julia Mancuso was more lenient with her emotions during the Winter Games. When she won her silver medal in the Downhill, she danced on the podium with a tiara and and big smile. When her excellent slalom start was halted by her teammates crash, she broke down in tears of frustration. She had to vent a little and then she refocused.
Emotions are a part of all of us. If you watch children, their emotions run free. They may have some untimely outbursts, but afterward they are liberated to carry on with their lives. As adults we've learned to squelch our emotions. We bottle them, put a cork on them, and let them age. It seems, though, that the aging process only serves to make them more volatile. Then, like nitroglycerin, with the slightest jostle there comes a massive explosion.
Julia may have received some flac for her outburst, but sometimes you just need to cry. Like all natural things, emotions should be set free and not kept caged up. It may not be pretty, but we can feel so much better afterward.
Thank you, Julia Mancuso, for showing your human side. It IS okay to cry. Congratulations on your two well deserved silver medals!
CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS!!!
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