The Olympiads!

Hoorah!!...for HEIL Jennifer winning gold in the moguls over the weekend

last night i watched the men's short skate program, unfortunately i missed PLUSHENKO Evgeni but caught WEIR Johnny ...amazing!!...and others after him...i was in awe

the Men's GS and downhill were incredible too ...
Official Results: Alpine Skiing
Men's Combined
Sestriere sub-area Colle - Tue 14 February 2006

RAICH Benjamin impressed me with the fact he lives in a beautiful rural area of Austria, where his father, a carpenter actually harvested wood from a nearby forest for his skis!

are you catching the spirit? does it make you want to excell to your own personal best?

certain mornings (when not attending an early yoga or pilates class at the gym) i will jog down to the finance district from Museum...i enjoy this early outdoor jaunt down University Ave., past my Alma Mater, the beautiful old stone bldgs. of U. of T. and the more modern ones now, all glass and nouveau architecture....past the parliment bldgs. and down "hospital alley"....some time back i was reflecting on how fortunate i am to be out on the street whilst many people lie up in those beds....a good number of my family spent their last days in Mt. Sinai, and i recall playing vigil at the bedside of my nono and my father there not long ago....

please, i say every day, let my life go on until i find my truest purpose...until i find the way to give back in the greatest possible way...to help others....

the Olympiads remind me of the dedication, and committment to a goal...their unwavering desire to accomplish a dream...we can all capture this spirit in the way we approach our everday lives....perhaps that's why i feel so inspired and uplifted by their vivacity and energy...their enthusiasm and joie de vivre...

Bless you all, may you find your days filled with purpose, hope, desire and joy!


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