A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve Lance Armstrong’s story inspires me. I hope you’ll take thirty seconds to watch this video:
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 117 miles HOW TO BE REMARKABLE As a cyclist, I […]
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“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. (John 10:14-15)
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Peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, and turmoil, but calm in the midst of them. Don Meyer Last Saturday my wife suggested that we should coach a youth baseball team together. I scoffed at her idea, a violation of marital etiquette on the same level as choosing a lawn mower for her anniversary […]
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Don’t waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour’s duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it. Ralph Waldo Emerson I had a great conversation the other day with my friend Annette. I was […]
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 147 miles WHY NOT CELEBRATE? The more you praise and celebrate […]
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Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. Henry Van Dyke Have you ever considered the limited time Jesus had on Earth? The central figure in all of history […]
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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. ~ Carl Sandburg Our culture seems obsessed with time. Calendars and clocks dominate. Ask someone to dinner and they’re likely to […]
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Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I think a lot about time. One of society’s false myths maintains that retirement magically produces […]
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Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question: What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it? This week of training: 150 miles WHY NOT ENJOY THE RIDE? The first rule […]
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I seem to play host to an army of self-created demons. I think I have a special talent for inventing and empowering my own private foes. The smallest adversity spurs a frenzy of inner creativity, and another haunting voice begins whispering messages of doom.
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Dr. Seuss I think we create most of our own stress. I acknowledge that life’s not always easy. Some of our struggles are our own fault, and some aren’t. We all make mistakes, and […]
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