Day 85

Week 11, Day Triometrics done. Today was a good workout, but as I sit here trying to post today's workout and my thoughts I am distracted. I am sitting here watching the Paralympic Winter Games opening ceremony. It's awesome to see, but you can't just watch it on TV unless you have NBSC channel until tomorrow when it will rebroadcast in part or full on NBC. You can view it I think in it's entirety online at www.teamusa.org. That is where I am watching the opening ceremony.

The reason it distracts me so much is the fact that you see people who are not like me, yet they do things I would love to do or could only dream of. I feel so humbled when I see them, team after team some with some disability you can obviously notice, others not so much, but no matter what their disability is they are all competitors. They didn't let whatever their situation is dictate to them how their life would be. I could only hope to be half as inspiring as what they are to me right now. It also puts me in check as to what I allow to dictate to me. The things in my life that I think are huge obstacles are no where near close to obstacles they might have had to overcome. I am not saying by no stretch that what they have had to endure or go through was easy, but for most, I would suspect they had no choice in the matter. Some were born with their disability and some were not, either way they had to learn how to do whatever sport they do and they had to train at it and be better than others to make the team to be in the Paralympics.

It's easy to give up. It is much easier to give up than it is to move forward and push on with the fight. I don't celebrate their disability but rather their drive, desire and commitment to become what they have. Athletes. Not disabled athletes, but just athletes. Yes they have some kind of disability, but that is not what defines them. They do not allow it and it is a huge motivation for me personally and it is also a bit of wake up call for me. If they can do what they have done, what am I waiting for. Why do I let small inconveniences become stumbling blocks for me. I need to have more resolve and more drive personally and watching these ATHLETES is a great reminder.