Snow Covered Pink Flamingo

Well, I spoke too soon when I said “we haven’t had our usual snow fall amounts” in my February 22, 2010 post.  This week we’ve had more than two feet of snow and it’s still snowing as I write this entry.   Tom spent his day clearing the driveway, uncovering the wood and shoveling the walkway.   I could see he was wet and cold - with shovel in hand - as I pulled in the driveway and easily pulled Ole Cash (my new Jeep Liberty) into the garage.  Thanks Tom.

Tonight we’re planning to watch Survivor (my favorite television program) and then watch the Olympic competition that continues.  These Olympic Games in Vancouver have been emotional, inspiring and provide great lessons with stories of perseverance, tragedy and triumph.

The human spirit can be strong and resilient.   These athletes prove that with work and commitment you can indeed “go for gold.”  Though not everyone can win a medal the very exercise of having a vision and then following the dream can give your life purpose.

I used to view these types of things more as personal accomplishment or self-glorification until I heard or read somewhere that sports, athletics and playing or rooting for a particular team enables our spirit to experience a vast array of emotions in a short amount of time.

That made sense to me.   So just by watching or participating in an event, such as the Olympics, we can experience anticipation, anxiety and disappointment, as well as, joy, jubilation and triumph.

Whether you’re an athlete, an artist or a business professional - whatever your passion - taking part is important to spiritual growth.  I’m finding that sometimes there’s an inner urging that cannot be quelled (as I’ve been experiencing lately) and these urgings should not be quelled, but taken quite seriously.

So as I watch the world of  Olympic athletes compete tonight I know that I too can be an artist of Olympic proportions, but only if I exercise focus, perseverance and commitment.

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