Victory

I asked Merril what I should write on this morning.  She said “victory.”  I was happy to go with that as it had me thinking about the Olympics.
There is no doubt in my mind that Australia seems to punch above its weight in sports.  I only need look at the medal table to see how good we are at a number of things.  I was reading about another country who wrote about their excitement at getting 7 medals.  That was a record for them.  Their previous record was 4 medals.
Yet here we are rejoicing that we are sitting forth on the medal table.  Forth in the world.  Though much has to do with how where someone sits depends on how medals are counted.  In 18 disciplines we are the best and forth in the world.  If I were to use medal counts as the guide, we would be lower but not a lot.
In many ways that ties in with my definition of victory.  To me victory is a matter of personal best.  In the book “Atomic Habits” the author talks about small changes that add up.  I must admit that makes sense to me.  For me life is not about being better than another, it is about being better than I was.
There comes a time when many issues in life have been dealt with (admittedly for me that is more about being willing to be willing than trying harder which so often leads to disappointment).  At that point it is little things that make the difference. 

Sometimes to me what can loom large is not the main issue.  Other, seemingly smaller things are dealt with and what was a big thing, no longer seems so big.  Also often dealing with smaller things takes out the foundations of bigger things so they can come down easier.  That is the way I have found it anyway.
I am really pleased to get gold medals.  I am also really pleased to get silver and bronze where they represent personal bests.  Not getting gold it seems to me is often an indication of what needs to be applied.
Any performance by any one in any worthwhile field that is a personal best, is to me cause for celebration.