Today's Thought is...

And if not now, when?--The Talmud

It's so easy to put things off. Sometimes we're like Scarlet O'Hara, who hoped and dreamed for a better life by saying, "There's always tomorrow." But is there always a tomorrow? If we live too many of our days counting on tomorrows, we may find ourselves putting off achievements and growth now.

What if tomorrow never came? What if all of our time to do what we wanted was put in the hours left in today? We'd be scurrying around like mice trying to cram as much as we could into this short period of time. But today, not having such a deadline, we believe our time is endless and no goal or task is so important that it can't be put off.

The time to achieve is now. The time to live is now. For as long as we believe tomorrow will come, we'll be living for tomorrow. If we don't believe today is the greatest gift we could receive, we'll never know how to live for today. Everything we want to achieve, to learn, to share can begin today. If we don't live the best we can right now, then when?

Memphis in May

It was hot. Got to wear my wetsuit though. That is a plus for me since it gives me extra bouyancy - woo hoo!. It was really HOT!. The run felt like it lasted 4 - EVER. There were more hills on that short run that I could have ever imagined. But I did finish. Unlike Dublin where it was me, I had my family there to support and cheer me on. Reeca - always the cheerleader lead the way. My mom and Dad (who tried to run with me the last mile, but couldn't keep up---ha ha! - that's an exagerration). I sincerely apprectiated all of their support. While the marathon was much harder mentally, the tri was harder physically. The weather (I think it was in the 90's) didn't help either. I ran thru several sprinklers (even turned around and went back to one), but was completely dry less than a half mile later.

Thanks again for all your support. Now what's next is unsure. I still don't like to run, but the tri's are pretty fun.

“You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

“There are angels on this earth and they come in subtle forms.” Lance Armstrong

You know. I really don't like to run.

Yes. It took me miles of training and 26.2 miles in Dublin Ireland, but I finally came to the realization that I don't like to run, so that will most likely be my last marathon. However, I do enjoy the endurance sports, so what's next? funny you should ask. Its a tri-athlon. Yea, there is running involved, but its not nearly as much.