Sports

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those are good points hogey and etude.

past a certain point, the 'nature of the catalyst' becomes separate from the 'originating catalyst'; ie the lesson learnt by the individual is distinct from what is observed on the field of play.

for example, in my years of following baseball and cricket, I have observed:

* people 'cracking' under pressure, ie, they had the skills, but could not execute because of internal anxieties (a mirror for the self)

* teams winning because of 'heart' over a better salaried team (a soul effort)

* teams coming back from seeming insurmountable deficits (the world is not predictable, and there is a continual creative flow)

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observing the emotions that I invested into certain outcomes, certain players to do well, I have been able to correct some of my distortions.