Expressing Gratitude: Thank You for Being You

Thank you for being you, and thank you for reading my blog. In life we take too many things for granted, and get caught up in the busyness of our lives. I am trying to be more intentional about saying thanks, and letting others know that I care about them. Is there someone who you have been thinking of giving a call to? Why not take a few minutes and make the call now.

For my undergraduate degree, I attended the University of Calgary, and they had an alumni event this evening in Toronto at the National Club. The guest speaker was Johann Olav Koss, President of Right to Play a non-profit organization that uses “use sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace among children and communities.”

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It was an inspirational and very uplifting evening. Johann shared an experience he had at 11 years old when he told his grandmother that he was going to become a doctor like his parents and win medals for speed skating. His grandmother told him that he could accomplish anything that he wanted, and that if he intended to do so many things he should eat his food. He wasn't particularly good in school, though he was good in science, and he wasn't good at speed skating. Despite that, he accomplished those goals because someone important to him believed in him. He became a doctor, and he has won five Olympic medals in speed skating. Do you support the important people in your life? Imagine what a difference it would make in your world if someone believed in you. I BELIEVE IN YOU, so go climb your Mt. Everest because I know that you can do it.

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