Sunday, September 18, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
She's Like A Bird
Ever been twelve and had dreams of flying? Ever grabbed life by the balls and chased after your dreams?
She did.
She did.
When I'm up there, it's like I'm free like a bird. It's just... its... the best thing ever.
Congratulations on your promotion, Corporal.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
I Miss You, I'm Not Gonna Crack
Remember when he was on that really bad show about the alien family? Remember it occurring to you that John Lithgow was on television and you had to wonder if he owed a shit load of money to the IRS?
Ya, it's like that
Ya, it's like that
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Blessed
Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.
So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't.
And believe that everything happens for a reason... if you get a chance -- take it; if it changes
your life -- let it.
Nobody said it would be easy... they just promised it would be worth it.
~ Unknown
So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't.
And believe that everything happens for a reason... if you get a chance -- take it; if it changes
your life -- let it.
Nobody said it would be easy... they just promised it would be worth it.
~ Unknown
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Big Shoes To Fill
I could never run 1500 m in under four minutes. Oh, I can walk it in under fifteen minutes but I could never run it in under four.
My cousin who, let's face it, I have been pimping on here, ran in the semi-finals at the world champs this morning (last night in Korea o'clock) and for a while he was right in there, keeping up.
Alas, in this race, it was not meant to be.
Geoff does not regard this as a failure but an opportunity to run with the absolute best in the world. For him, it has been an opportunity to set the gauge for Calgary and then London in 2012; he has seen all this as a learning experience.
For Geoff, it was not a race lost but a dream come true.
I think Geoff said it best on his blog: "As I was walking up the backstretch towards the line, prior to the starting of tonight's 1500m, I looked around and tried to take in the moment. I can't put in words what it was like, I couldn't take a picture for it, no silly blog video would capture it. To walk the track among the best 1500m runners in the world, to be in a big, packed stadium, and to be wearing the Canadian singlet; it was literally a dream come true."
So the question I ask myself tonight is this: do I have the ability to turn my losses into victories?
It really is about perspective, isn't it?
My cousin who, let's face it, I have been pimping on here, ran in the semi-finals at the world champs this morning (last night in Korea o'clock) and for a while he was right in there, keeping up.
Alas, in this race, it was not meant to be.
Geoff does not regard this as a failure but an opportunity to run with the absolute best in the world. For him, it has been an opportunity to set the gauge for Calgary and then London in 2012; he has seen all this as a learning experience.
For Geoff, it was not a race lost but a dream come true.
I think Geoff said it best on his blog: "As I was walking up the backstretch towards the line, prior to the starting of tonight's 1500m, I looked around and tried to take in the moment. I can't put in words what it was like, I couldn't take a picture for it, no silly blog video would capture it. To walk the track among the best 1500m runners in the world, to be in a big, packed stadium, and to be wearing the Canadian singlet; it was literally a dream come true."
So the question I ask myself tonight is this: do I have the ability to turn my losses into victories?
It really is about perspective, isn't it?
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