Sunday, August 16, 2009

Trophy

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."
- Unknown

I am running a race and so are you; whether you realize it or not. At the end of the race is a finish line with a ribbon strung across the track and a winner's stand for the finalists. I want a place on that podium and am running with it in mind. So every day I am giving my best to assure myself that I am in contention for the prize.

Other people have been giving up and stopping to rest, but I will never give up until the race is over. I want to win or at least set a personal best each day. I have learned that if I just stick with it and never quit; I might be victorious, simply because I am the last man standing. That thought gives me hope. Even though I may not be the best, I can still win if I decide that I will never quit. Never!

So today run your race with all your heart knowing the prize does not always go to the fastest or most talented; sometimes it goes to the one who stuck it out and never gave up. That is you! You can win the trophy. Give everything you have and never quit!

"You are a winner if you persist to the very end"