Positively Purple - At Season’s End
Jan 22, 2023 14:19:25 GMT -6
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Post by Positively Purple on Jan 22, 2023 14:19:25 GMT -6
I haven’t posted much of late and there’s a reason for that. It was personal. This season meant more to me than a sport and after the Colts game, I was burned out. The emotional roller coaster became too much and I needed to get off, a break. Honestly, the remainder of the season is a blur as I simply could not muster any emotion, good or bad.
At the end of January 2022, I found myself unemployed, let go by a company I had worked the last 15 years for. The 2022 Vikings filled that void. I immersed myself in all things purple. It’s safe to say that in my 49 years of rooting for this team, I have never become so engrossed with the hiring of a GM and coach, the hiring of a staff, the free agent frenzy, the draft process, OTAs, and so on. I was there every day with my newly discovered philosophy of remaining positive, looking for the good in every move and every decision.
Then the season started and we were winning. Sure, they were ugly at times and there were moments we looked just awful, but we were winning. I was a willing occupant of this roller coaster and I was enjoying the up and downs and the loops. Truth is though, I hate roller coasters. Cant ever say I’ve ever allowed myself to be on one. The Colts game was that reminder and I had to get off. It was time. I found my positivity waning and being eaten up by 48 years of scars and tears. I didn’t want to go there after having worked so hard on being upbeat and forward thinking. I was also starting a new career which I am really loving and wanted to devote my time with that new beginning.
At season’s end, I find myself looking forward again, to the future. I honestly believe the 2nd year of KOC and KAM regime will be brighter. They will learn from 2022 and use it to propel this franchise closer to our ever elusive goal. We will be better in 2023 because of 2022. I believe in this team and whatever the direction they want to take, I will find the positive.
With all its ups and downs. With all its strange curves and disappointing ending, I don’t find myself feeling regretful or hoodwinked. No, I find myself excited about the immediate future and beyond. If there’s one thing I learned from season about myself is that I want to be a positive force. I want to see the glass half full. I want to remain positively purple today and everyday.
At the end of January 2022, I found myself unemployed, let go by a company I had worked the last 15 years for. The 2022 Vikings filled that void. I immersed myself in all things purple. It’s safe to say that in my 49 years of rooting for this team, I have never become so engrossed with the hiring of a GM and coach, the hiring of a staff, the free agent frenzy, the draft process, OTAs, and so on. I was there every day with my newly discovered philosophy of remaining positive, looking for the good in every move and every decision.
Then the season started and we were winning. Sure, they were ugly at times and there were moments we looked just awful, but we were winning. I was a willing occupant of this roller coaster and I was enjoying the up and downs and the loops. Truth is though, I hate roller coasters. Cant ever say I’ve ever allowed myself to be on one. The Colts game was that reminder and I had to get off. It was time. I found my positivity waning and being eaten up by 48 years of scars and tears. I didn’t want to go there after having worked so hard on being upbeat and forward thinking. I was also starting a new career which I am really loving and wanted to devote my time with that new beginning.
At season’s end, I find myself looking forward again, to the future. I honestly believe the 2nd year of KOC and KAM regime will be brighter. They will learn from 2022 and use it to propel this franchise closer to our ever elusive goal. We will be better in 2023 because of 2022. I believe in this team and whatever the direction they want to take, I will find the positive.
With all its ups and downs. With all its strange curves and disappointing ending, I don’t find myself feeling regretful or hoodwinked. No, I find myself excited about the immediate future and beyond. If there’s one thing I learned from season about myself is that I want to be a positive force. I want to see the glass half full. I want to remain positively purple today and everyday.
... and neither is this Chris guy.