A-Muse-Ing

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A writer friend once told me that he didn't really like writing, he liked having written. I knew just what he meant. But painting and drawing for me are different. I get immense pleasure from every part of the process of creating, and I never feel that any work is truly completed. No matter what, there's always something more I can do, something I can add or fix. Another friend, a film director and editor, told me that at a certain point he must be dragged away from his work because otherwise he'll keep tinkering until he's destroyed it. As far as lacrosse is concerned I love the coaching process, and yet on the other hand there's a huge relief when a game is over, and of course, unlike the making of art, you're on the clock and a whistle blows telling you it's time to stop. Yesterday, the boys' lacrosse team I coach at Huntington Park High School won their first game, and I can honestly say that as sweet as victory is, getting there has been what it's about. What greater satisfaction can there be than teaching a sport to a group of young men, most of whom had never even seen the sport played a few months ago, and having them give back to you not just by winning their first game, but doing it by playing incredibly well? That's the joy of coaching. Your players are your muse.