Lesson we learned from the Seahawks

We have been talking a lot this week about the Seahawks and what we have learned from watching this year and the Superbowl loss. There are many lessons we can learn from them and things that my kids are taking away being little 12’s. Earlier last week my daughter said" I am so glad Pete Carroll is our coach because he is smiling and likes to have fun that other guy isn’t smiling and doesn’t look happy.”  We have talked about how he loves what he does and it shows and that is important. I asked my kids what they noticed about the Seahawks and they said they work together and that makes a difference. It’s true they play for each other and they support each other, which makes working together easy.

They were sad the Seahawks lots but they learned through some unfortunate “mean “ comments  that sometimes how you win or lose says something and that we need to give credit where it is due – Butler made an amazing catch and helped his team win. I love the way the Seahawks showed how to be gracious and how they are not letting it get them down or define them. We have talked a lot about how winning isn’t everything, sometimes losing is better because you learn from it. Those things that hurt or are hard to get through teach us how to power through, make us stronger and help us grow. This is what makes some one a success, coming out of a loss is harder and not everyone can get past it. I was listening to an interview with Pete Carroll and he talked about how he always knows something good is coming and I love that. It is something as a parent I want to remember and teach my kids. There is always something good around the corner we just have to keep our heads up and look for it.

As a teacher and mom I am always looking for positive influences for my kids. There are so many negative things kids have to deal with, like bullying  or scary things on TV or in the world  - I love the positive approach Pete Carroll take on coaching . I love hearing from the players that they well be back, we are going to be even better and on to greater things. Life is hard and we can’t let it get us down we need to focus on the good in our lives.

We love being 12’s because we love our team and feel like we are part of something important. We support our team and are proud of them. Thank you Seahawks for a great year! We can’t wait to see what happens next year.