olympic Dreams

With the images of Beijing in our newspapers, magazines, on our televisions, and computers it gives one pause to ponder. I ponder about a lot of things when I am out running. Guess it is the time alone and the opportunity to relax and free float my mind.

There are amazing athletes from each country out there in China. They are on the world stage and putting themselves out there to be immortalized for what they can do. Years of mental and physical training have gotten them to where they are at this moment. It has been their dream, their goal, their passion, their drive, their life.

What about my olympic dreams. I don't mean going to THE Olympics...no as I have not spelled the work with a capital O. I'm more interested in another use of the word...perhaps leaning towards the" doing something in such a way that it takes great effort, courage, determination, focus."Making an olympian effort.

My dreams can be just that, elusive thoughts that never grow to fruition. Nothing more than fleeting mind images that wander around but never meet with true action. Enough! I have dreams and I have taken action to see them happen. I am being accountable for my training. I am being accountable for how I treat my body. It's passed time making excuses and dreaming about being THAT size, THAT number, THAT whatever else I am dreaming. Discipline and being focused is the mindset of someone undertaking an "olympic task".

Look at those images on the TV or here on the computer reports. Dedication, determination, concentration, drive, confidence,strength...... and any other word that you can think of that conjures up power. That is what I see when I watch these games. POWER! Whether the athlete finishes with gold around their neck, or staggers in their attempt. They are amazing.

I am amazing as well. You are amazing too! Just like that torch is lit at every Olympics, there is a torch burning for each of us. Do you see it? Do you even realize it's there? It signals, it beckons, it shows the world that THIS is the time.

Never ever let that torch go out in your life. Keep it lit, keep the focus to be the very best you can. Run a little further, push a little harder, eat a little cleaner, be a little wiser. Give more of yourself to those around you, do that job a bit better, be there for someone! Be an Olympian....it's not just a dream!