Take me out to the ball game

This last week, Eric and I snuck away for a day date at Wrigley. The Cubs had just come off three wins against the Dodgers, so honestly? Our expectations for another one were pretty low.

But if you've ever been to Wrigley, you know that almost doesn't matter. Regular season, make-up game, World Series...the fans are loyal, they're loud, and they're there for every minute of it.

And for most of that game, there wasn't a whole lot to be loud about. Until the bottom of the ninth. Two strikes, two outs, and Alex Bregman hit a home run.

Wrigley erupted.

People were jumping out of their seats, high-fiving, hugging, yelling. Us included. And the complete strangers sitting around us? Right there with us, like we'd known them for years.

A few innings later, the Cubs won. We sang "Go Cubs Go" together, smiles spread across the whole stadium, and thousands of people walked out on the happiest high.

But the part that stuck with me wasn’t actually the win. It was that home run.

Because at that moment, nobody cared who the person next to them was. We didn't know where they came from, what they did for a living, or what their story was. We didn't even know their names. We just knew we were rooting for the same thing.

All ages. All walks of life. All different kinds of stories. And for a few innings, none of it mattered. I've always been intrigued by the way sports creates community out of complete strangers. But this time I found myself wondering something different...

Why does it feel so easy there?

Why is it completely normal to high-five a stranger at Wrigley, but we can walk past dozens of people on a regular Thursday without ever really seeing them?

At work. At the coffee shop. In the grocery store line.

I genuinely believe most people want someone to cheer for. And maybe even more than that, most of us want to know somebody is cheering for us, too.

Maybe we don't need a stadium for that. Maybe we just have to start looking for what we have in common instead of everything that makes us different.

So this week, who can you cheer for that you normally wouldn't? 

Whose win can you celebrate, and where can you find common ground with someone you might've walked right past?

Because I think we could all use a few more people in our fan section.

And if you've been looking for yours...tomorrow is our third Unapologetic Women webinar. 165 women have already registered, and there's still plenty of room for you. 

Different places, different careers, different seasons, different stories, all coming together because life is a whole lot better when we're rooting for each other.

Come see for yourself.

Big hugs & so much love,

Cassy

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