Pondering success and failure

I am back to reality and my inbox is out of control again. However I am still walking around with a huge smile on my face, and I do feel as though the world has shifted a little. It is such a great feeling to achieve goals, and then think about setting new ones. I have been thinking about how close I was to missing my last attempt on the bench, and that one lift would have meant that I would have bombed out of the competition and wouldn't have been selected in the team. So while I am disappointed that my bench was well down on expectations, however in the end another 7.5kgs wouldn't have made any difference to the result. I have learnt so much from this 1 lift. Competition lifting is different to training, and to succeed not only do you need to lift well but you need to know how to cope with a range of circumstances that are thrown at you on the day.
Lisa