Nothing like watching fully grown adults lose their minds over a 7-year-old’s rec league game to make you question the meaning of life.

This past weekend, my boys won their championship baseball game. (Go Longhorns!)

Rookie league, 7-year-olds, championship rings, one kid not even realizing we won… you know, the whole shebang.

It should’ve felt like a perfect ending to the season. And in some ways, it did.

But then there was… the other team.

Let me be clear, this team wasn’t the one we even played in the championship. They cheated. They got caught. And got disqualified.

And let’s just say, if there was a World Series of losing your mind over a children’s sport, their coaches would’ve taken home that trophy.

Suspensions. Screaming. Threats in the parking lot.
Parents told to not come back next season.

It was giving “I peaked in high school” energy.
It was also missing the entire point.

Because the point isn’t the win.

It’s teaching these tiny humans how to lose and not come unhinged.
How to be on a team. To respect the ump even when the call sucks.
To look someone in the eye and say “good game” when you’re holding back tears.

And we see this outside of baseball too.

The way people grind themselves down trying to be the best at everything.
Running a business like it’s an extra-inning championship game every damn day.
Trying to do it all. Win it all. Be it all.

Comparing themselves to other agents in their market.

Like there’s a trophy at the end for Most Exhausted Human Who Sold the Most Homes.

There’s not.

No one’s handing out medals for being the busiest.
Or for having the prettiest listing packet but running on 3 hours of sleep.

The real win?
Still showing up.
Still being kind.

Holding true to what your values are.
Remembering that we’re all human and we’re all out here doing our best.

And I don’t know… that just feels like something worth holding onto when it’s the bottom of the 9th and you’re down by 1.

Because you can still go to bed at night and wake up the next morning knowing that you gave it your all and remained true to yourself and what’s important to you.