The Write Time: Keep on Keeping On

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Keep on Keeping On

Winter is almost behind us. It has been a long winter. This last winter also had a plus, the winter Olympic games.

A new addition was introduced to the games, Slopestyle. It is an interesting sport. The one I enjoyed watching was the Mens snowboard. Basically a snowboarder jumps on ramps, or rails and then does flips off jumps all the while traveling at breakneck speeds down the mountain side.

While the USA won first place, and the gold medal is the goal, I was more interested in what happened to the bronze winner from Canada, Mark McMorris.

A few weeks before the winter games Mark competed in the Winter X Games in Aspen. On his third run he tripped on the rails and crashed, and fractured a rib. He still went to the winter Olympic games and competed, with a fractured rib.

I was amazed as he did flips and jumps knowing how it would hurt when he landed. The fact that he won a bronze medal in the debut of his Slopestyle sport is a testament of commitment and following your dreams.

I suppose the fight to go on is always in a champion. Things that go wrong are seen as setbacks, not deal breakers.

I will never be a star athlete, or compete in any Olympic Games, summer or winter. I do well to run a mile right now, although I am working on my fitness, I know I'll never be an elite athlete, but I do know this - I can keep on keeping on.

There are times in life where it seems like the opposition will overwhelm us. Remember this, obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes of the goal. Sometimes it will hurt to keep moving. Oftentimes things do not, or will not go the way you would like. Take a deep breath and keep plugging.

You may not get the gold medal, but hey, you made it to the platform and got to see your flag. Go back and work some more. It will eventually pay off.