Ok Candy, I am going to warn you up front that this reply has a taste of Taoist Pollyanna to it so you may want to ignore it.

The first thing I had to learn when I became a parent is that each child learns things at a different rate and at different times. A child who is good at physical things tends to be slower to develop intelletual abilities then the clutzy kid and vice versa. It is because it takes time and attention to become proficient in an area of life. Then once they reach a certain "I can do this" level, they turn their attention to the activity that their parents fretted so much about them not being able to do. At which point they become great at that thing leaving the parents scratching their heads feeling rather stupid for calling their pediatrician 8 times about their concerns.

This idea carries on into adult life and into the taoist principle. First of all life is a process. Unfortunately we have no idea where in that process we are, or what the heck the end of the process is going to yeild. But everything we do and experience is a lesson that we are learning. That is why one must not compare one's self with another person even though it is hard to resist. Their process and their final product is totally different from what yours is. Therefore, if you were to be on ESPN you would never reach your final goal for your life because being on ESPN will take you off the road that you were meant to follow. The trick is to trust in the process, accept your path and learn as much as you can from it. An interesting side note is that your being upset at the ESPN thing is actually part of your process. Fun thing about this philosophy is that you never go wrong because each time you "mess it up" you get to attribute the goof to being "just part of the process." Helps the self esteem tremendously.
Carrie

<font color=blue>If you have two dollars, spend one on bread and the other on flowers. The bread will feed your body and the flowers will feed your soul."--Arabic Saying