A letter to my teammates

I don't want this to sound cheesy but...

I think this past two days I have been the happiest person on earth. This past two days have been full of learning experiences and inspiring moments from you guys.

One day like three years ago, An old teacher told me once that everything in this world is written before we are even born.  I don't really know about that. However,

Looking backwards, it actually seems it was written that someone would put a bowl full of foil in fire by the side of the road in the middle of no where burning a tree. 

It seems like everything was set up so I had to pee, get off my bike, look down to get it out and then see a bowl with fire burning a tree. 

It seems that everything was set up so that day I was stupid enough to kick that bowl and burn my leg. Right before conference. 

The worst thing wasn't the pain, the worst thing was writing an e-mail to Kirk telling him that I wouldn't be able to practice for some weeks. 

I was heartbroken, I couldn't stop thinking about conference and that I would let me team down. That was worst than the pain in my leg.

That night, my mom told me that everything happens for a reason and I should learn from it.

first I thought that life was trying to teach me I shouldn't kick something that is in fire, but then, victoria told me after practice that maybe god was trying to teach me that I could over come anything. 

So damn true...

And yesterday while riding the van coming to Florida, with the sky full of clouds, and watching sofi singing and dancing "wave after wave" I stared to feel the happiest person on earth.

And while singing along with her, I zoned out and remembered what my grandma told me the day before traveling to US, once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. 

And the morning after saying bye to my grandma, even though the doctors had said I wouldn't be able to be in US before the third of January, I made the decision to limp my way to that freaking plane and make it happen. 

And there I was yesterday, looking through the windows unsuccessfully  trying to look for license plate from Delaware, singing "wave after wave" with sofí, and watching the universe conspire in my favor. 

Maybe burning my leg was just a coincidence, however watching you guys from the deck working hard in the pool gives me hope and brings back my dreams of being conference champions one more time even though queens is favorite this year. That, makes me want to work my ass off in dry land.

Maybe it was good I burned my leg,

Maybe...not everything is written in life, and instead we are the ones who write our own story on the white pages of the present moment.  

I didn't want to make this sound cheesy, and I don't know how this can be taken as a journal entry, but I feel inspired by this team. I feel something special is going on here.

Let's go after it, and let's let the universe conspire in our favor so we can make it happen.

Love,

Lucas