A funny thing happened on the way to the graveyard

Pin from the Disney Pixar movie, "UP"
Pin from the Disney Pixar movie, “UP”

 

A funny thing happened on the way to the graveyard. A revelation, years ago.

Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.  – Virginia Satir

We are all headed to the graveyard.

Life is not a dress rehearsal. Live like we mean it!

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Do we catch the “firsts” in our life?

colon cancer
One of them is 20 times more likely to develop colon cancer than the general population

 

Do we catch the “firsts” in our life? The things that happen we never thought would?

The first Crohn’s commercial on TV? Yesterday it happened. Saw the very first TV commercial for a medication for Crohn’s disease, an incurable Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

Mid Life Celebration was founded with one purpose, to help raise money to find a cure. Potentially the very first “for-profit, non-profit”.

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First impression from yesterday’s National stage

An 80-year old in the 200m hurdles…

senior health

He had to stop, reach one leg at a time over each hurdle, then race (very slowly) to the next hurdle and ultimately…

senior health

… the finish line…

2012 masters track championships

And an enthusiastic congratulations from a fellow senior athlete…

2012 masters track championships

First impression from yesterday’s National stage…

Attitude really is as important as people say it is. And it was everywhere. The only way to stand out yesterday was to have a negative one.

Nobody stood out.

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Three great mental attitude reminders from London Olympics

Desire, passion, enthusiasm, commitment, no matter what… it seems every athlete, no matter the sport and no matter their chances has those attributes.

Seems like someone feels the same way about Goats…

Goats

Three great mental attitude reminders from London Olympics:

  1. With multiple, extremely talented athletes, desire trumps ability
  2. Everything is up for grabs, how we win or lose defines our attitude
  3. Visualization and drive are always part of success

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Insight: What helps athletes excel also works well in daily life.