Life lessons…. they have been happening to us since we were born. Some of us can recognize them clearly when they are happening, others do not understand the significance of them until they have already occurred, and must depend on hind-sight in order to learn from them.
As an athlete for most of my life, I had the privilege to participate in sports and be a part of many teams. Some of the best life lessons I have experienced came from playing rugby at East Stroudsburg University. As a club sport, we were not afforded the luxuries of the varsity sports on campus. We had to pay to play, pay for our uniforms, coaches and referees (and of course we had to pay for all the beer!!). We used to live by a saying that we kind of stole from Shakespeare, it went something like this… “for he who sheds his blood for me today, shall be my brother”. Point is, we were a team, a band of brothers, all with the same goals…. very similar to what we have going on at the RedShed. I choose to write this today because it is time for us to come together and support one of our teammates….
As you know, we are hosting the Amazing Grace event to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. Many, if not all of us have been touched by this disease. I lost my Mother and her Mother to cancer, both of which started with having breast cancer, eventually spreading to the brain. So of course this event means a lot to me. But what about you, the ShedHeads?? Can you identify?
Recently, one of our beloved and well respected female athletes was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now more than ever, we need to come together and prove to her and the world that we will not leave anyone behind. We need to show her how inspirational she is to us, and how the power of positive thinking and good faith will keep her strong as she goes through this chapter in her life. She had successful surgery on Thursday, and she is doing well. I believe that all of her training and clean eating has prepared her to take this on and beat it down! Beating Cancer For Time… 3, 2, 1… GO!
I want to let her know that we love her, and we are here for her. When she is ready to let you know, she will.
And when you are in the middle of a WOD that sucks, or find yourself complaining about something trivial… remember her and what she is dealing with… then suck it up and finish the WOD, or deal with your problems head on!
Amazing Grace event details at the RedShed will be posted tomorrow. Please get involved…. for her!
