I am not much of a bandwagoner. And when it came to the TV show Ted Lasso, I wasn’t tempted to jump on the wagon.
Then I found myself looking for something to watch and decided to give it a try. From the first episode, I found myself pleasantly surprised. I laughed out loud and found my heart warmed by the positivity.
I guess you could say I’m on the wagon. In one episode, Ted talks to a player named Sam who feels badly about making a mistake in practice. Ted says, “You know what the happiest animal on Earth is? It’s a goldfish. You know why? Got a 10-second memory. Be a goldfish, Sam.”
The simple encouragement to let go of past mistakes and move on made a vivid impression on me.
How much happier would I be if I held onto hurtful moments, mistakes, hardships, and frustration for only 10 second…