Mantra for Monday no. 28
Yesterday the Olympic flame passed through my home town on it’s tour around the UK. This brought two key thoughts to my mind:
Community spirit
Personal achievement
In so many ways these two thoughts are inextricably linked.
How often have Olympic athletes dedicated their success to their families,
their friends, their coaches…the people who are there for them day after day through
the rough and the smooth.
No matter how driven, motivated or dedicated you may be,
it is the people around you that help pick you up when your mind or body
falters, when you threaten to through in the towel. These people are your
community. Both your personal community and the community at large who are
behind you, pulling together with a united sense of spirit to support the
cause.
I felt this yesterday, as I stood there in the pouring
rain amongst the crowds lining the streets waiting to cheer the passing of the
Olympic flame. The torch was carried by members of the local community, each of
which had been nominated for their own diverse personal achievements.
You can make it.
Today’s ‘mantra’ follows
with a few captured images.
What is a Mantra for Monday?
Silent Sunday no. 28: On my walk through the avenue of horse
chestnut trees on my way to watch the Olympic flame pass through the town, a
little girl who was also en-route kept sheltered from the rain.