I've always thought being zen meant living in the moment, not the past or future. So it would be very un-zen to believe this is a rebuilding year. That is unless you view rebuilding in an esoteric sense, where we're always in a constant state of being rebuilt.
What many are expressing is low expectations. And it's only natural to expect a down year after losing a hall of fame QB and LB. All fair. But that's just rationalizing a potential future that hasn't happened yet. And rationalizing potentialities is not zen at all.
We need something more profound. How about the Seahawks are 1-1, and everything else is fun (yet meaningless) speculation: Good. Bad. They could still be anything. And hopefully, that includes entertaining.
What many are expressing is low expectations. And it's only natural to expect a down year after losing a hall of fame QB and LB. All fair. But that's just rationalizing a potential future that hasn't happened yet. And rationalizing potentialities is not zen at all.
We need something more profound. How about the Seahawks are 1-1, and everything else is fun (yet meaningless) speculation: Good. Bad. They could still be anything. And hopefully, that includes entertaining.