The Spray 2021 Year in Review
As we close out 2021, we, as Hidden Crux, want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support! Since our launch in May, we've kicked off our mission of building mental health awareness, providing educational resources, and bringing you the latest evidence based skills to optimize performance and wellbeing.
Takeaways from our work so far:
There is a need for education and support of our young athletes and coaches.
Athletes and coaches have important stories to tell about their experiences, and we can learn from them!
Coaches cite lack of time and education as the biggest barriers to bringing mental skills training to teams they coach.
The need to arm youth athletes with skills to manage the stress and intense emotions connected to being a young athlete is not negotiable. If unaddressed these factors can diminish performance and lead to mental health challenges.
Looking ahead:
We are working on developing mental training programming for athletes and coaches which can easily be integrated into weekly practices.
We look forward to sharing the stories of more athletes and coaches to learn from their experiences.
We are excited to bring in new voices through collaborations in the next year.
We have some awesome resources on the way and are excited for the year to come! We hope you and your loved ones are doing well as we wish you a peaceful and health 2022. If you haven't already, be sure to check out our website, hiddencrux.com!
We appreciate you!
Read: For a New Beginning
by John O'Donohue
In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.
For a long time it has watched your desire,
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.
It watched you play with the seduction of safety
And the gray promises that sameness whispered,
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,
Wondered would you always live like this.
Then the delight, when your courage kindled,
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream,
A path of plenitude opening before you.
Though your destination is not yet clear
You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life's desire.
Awaken your spirit to adventure;
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.
Enjoy your weekend, make time for yourself, and do something that makes you happy!
Anna, Sarah, and Christina
The Hidden Crux Team
