Well, HELLO AGAIN! You may have noticed that I have been AWOL for several weeks now. You see, my youngest daughter found the man of her dreams and they decided to get married last month so I have had a whirlwind of a summer. It was so much fun helping them plan for their future together, and we had a fabulous family weekend for their wedding which, by the way, was absolutely PERFECT!
It is alot of work planning a wedding. It requires a great deal of focusing on the details, but now that all those details have been accomplished, I am ready for some racin'!
And speaking of FOCUS, I have this theory that that is the main reason Jeff Gordon has been struggling to win a race this year and also the reason Kyle Busch has been so successful.
I don't say this to be critical of Jeff Gordon by any means. I totally get it! Years ago, when he was winning race after race and one championship on top of another, he was singly and solely focused on racing. Then he had kids. And as much as we might try to tell our childless selves that having children won't change our lives, the fact is, it does. And almost always for the better and in ways we never dreamed it would.
I believe that is what happened with Jeff. I heard an interview with him recently where he talked about how much fun he was having doing things with his kids that he never got to do when he was a kid because his life was focused on racing from an early age. Things turned out well for him, but the success he achieved cost him his childhood.
And now that retirement is right around the corner for him, his focus has shifted to the new life he has planned for himself, a life after racing, full of normal family things that lots of us take for granted. Of course he has enough talent to divert some of his attention away from driving and still be a contender for the championship. But I just don't see him closing out his career as Champion.
Kyle Busch, on the other hand - talk about FOCUS!! His accident at Daytona seems to have put everything into focus for him! I was never a big fan of his, but I can't help but be impressed with what he has achieved this season. His focus is spot on, and I am predicting that this is the year he will win the Championship.
Well, Nascar Wife and Hubby are off to Richmond this weekend for our first race since Dover. I'm really looking forward to a night race and I can't wait to share some pictures with you so be sure to check out my facebook page! And remember to focus on what's most important to YOU!
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