It's crazy how many things like this have happened in the face of extreme skepticism. Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean it won't but there are always tons of naysayers proclaiming it to be impossible. The good thing is that they're usually wrong. Great read.
I was savoring a cup of coffee this morning while I sat on my porch in the early dawn. I was thinking about where my cup of coffee came from and how it got to me......perhaps someone thought it was impossible but I was drinking from the cup of Done!
Our lives are amazing when we take a moment to think about it. Your cup, the coffee that filled it all arrived from the work and planning of others with no direction from you. And yet there it was for your enjoyment in the early dawn. Beautiful.
When St. Bride would end for the school day at 3:15, my twin brother John and I had 15-minutes before public school Bradwell’s doors would open at 3:30 to run the mile to our home. The South Side of Chicago in the late 60’s, early 70’s was a tumultuous time, and we were constantly chase because of the color of our skin. We didn’t complain if we had to clean the schoolyard after school but we literally had to run for our safety, and consistently ran a sub-4-minute mile and laughed about it. When we moved out of Chicago to Frankfort, Illinois, we broke most of the school track records, and ran for Lincoln-Way High School where I still hold the low-hurdle track record. We say, with God, all things are possible - when we believe.
I read this right away and was so taken up in the story that I didn't comment until i had time to do it justice. A study found that most Olympic-level sprinters were the youngest in their family, averaging the 4th child. The researchers surmised that it was having to run hard to catch up to their older siblings that developed their foundational speed.
I'm sorry you dealt with that bullying though glad it ultimately contributed to your speed.
Today was a day I thought was not going to arrive. Your article was very well-timed.
I’m delighted it arrived on time. 🙏🏻
Me too!
It's crazy how many things like this have happened in the face of extreme skepticism. Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean it won't but there are always tons of naysayers proclaiming it to be impossible. The good thing is that they're usually wrong. Great read.
Glad you enjoyed it, Parker. The impossible takes a little longer...🙏🏻
I was savoring a cup of coffee this morning while I sat on my porch in the early dawn. I was thinking about where my cup of coffee came from and how it got to me......perhaps someone thought it was impossible but I was drinking from the cup of Done!
Our lives are amazing when we take a moment to think about it. Your cup, the coffee that filled it all arrived from the work and planning of others with no direction from you. And yet there it was for your enjoyment in the early dawn. Beautiful.
That's all we have to do: receive with appreciation & awareness
When St. Bride would end for the school day at 3:15, my twin brother John and I had 15-minutes before public school Bradwell’s doors would open at 3:30 to run the mile to our home. The South Side of Chicago in the late 60’s, early 70’s was a tumultuous time, and we were constantly chase because of the color of our skin. We didn’t complain if we had to clean the schoolyard after school but we literally had to run for our safety, and consistently ran a sub-4-minute mile and laughed about it. When we moved out of Chicago to Frankfort, Illinois, we broke most of the school track records, and ran for Lincoln-Way High School where I still hold the low-hurdle track record. We say, with God, all things are possible - when we believe.
I read this right away and was so taken up in the story that I didn't comment until i had time to do it justice. A study found that most Olympic-level sprinters were the youngest in their family, averaging the 4th child. The researchers surmised that it was having to run hard to catch up to their older siblings that developed their foundational speed.
I'm sorry you dealt with that bullying though glad it ultimately contributed to your speed.