Aug 5, 2008
Had a great few weeks. I apologize for being away the past couple of weeks. Camp is so busy! So full! So fun! I truly love it. In fact the more I get into the summer the more I realize that it’s almost over and I need to cherish these last few weeks. It is a long 10 month “off season”!!
One of the highlights of the past few weeks happened last Monday. We were blessed to have two amazing individuals visit us at camp! Steph and Matt are two West Coasters running around North America for the environment. Each of them running their own marathon every day, 42 kms each… 26 miles. They have a DREAM… Run around North America, raise awareness and one million dollars to help the environment. They are DARED themselves to do it… After thinking of the idea they got the people needed to believe in them and put it together. They had more then enough people tell them they were crazy (that will happen with any big dream you may have). Then they actually got themselves to DO it! They took what we teach each day at our camp and in our leadership programs... To Dream, Dare and DO!
Is it easy? NO! Does it make life harder? YES! That’s the beauty of truly living isn’t it? You can spend your life as the passenger in the back seat of life or you can be the driver! The very real possibility of failure exists everywhere and with everything we try that’s new! We need to understand and accept this. If we don’t we will simply become the rock that gathers moss not the rock that is carved into the beautiful statue! It’s ok to be afraid, just don’t let that fear stop you. If I had you wouldn’t be reading this BLOG right now on this website and I wouldn’t have ever met Steph and Matt!
This is me running with Matt and Steph for the Run For One Planet DREAM!
For more information PLEASE check out their website and see how you can help!
What is your DREAM? I DARE you to DO it!
Posted by Stu Saunders in Goal Setting Leadership Learning and Growing Motivation on Aug 5, 2008 at 6:49 am | Permanent Link | Comments (4)
Comment posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 8:47 am by Hillary Newkirk (YLCC Member)
I dream to see as much of the world as I can…
Nice blog Stu, glad you are enjoying summer!
x
Hillary
Comment posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 10:15 am by Angela (YLCC Member)
I dream that one day I will be able to look out my bedroom window and see sand and water.
Comment posted on Aug 11, 2008 at 4:50 am by beth hardy (YLCC Member)
stu keep up the running! you look great!
i miss camp!!!
-beth
Comment posted on Aug 17, 2008 at 11:53 am by Christy* (YLCC Member)
Running with Matt & Steph must have been great,
I was lucky enough to meet them before I left,
they are such good people, with such great goals.
they are truly inspirational.