tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754153629453622805.post7848390073414740473..comments2023-10-20T07:51:28.457-07:00Comments on Project Procrastination: Rising AboveMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112543383394992568noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754153629453622805.post-84280447532512878612008-02-03T11:28:00.000-08:002008-02-03T11:28:00.000-08:00By the way, I'm one of those readers who could rea...By the way, I'm one of those readers who could really care less about running and marithons and doing an ironman. Which is not to say that I do not appreciate the insane drive and work and mental fortitude it takes to attempt what you are trying to accomplish. I have my own kind of ironman that I'm trying to finish. The main thing that brings me back, what I love about this blog, is the idea, as cliche as it may sound, is that it is not the destination that's important, but the journey. I love reading about your journey. You reminded me of this thing Elenor Roosevelt once said, "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." <BR/><BR/>You will do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754153629453622805.post-88767079307024899422008-02-03T11:11:00.000-08:002008-02-03T11:11:00.000-08:00I don't know if this is a true story or not, but i...I don't know if this is a true story or not, but if it isn't, it should be. <BR/><BR/>It's sometime after the 9/11, and Springsteen is standing on the shore looking across the water at ground zero. He's sort of lost in his thoughts, trying to wrap his mind around everything that had happened, and all of sudden a fan comes up to him and say, "We really need you now, Bruce. We really need you." And so, with that, he wrote the Rising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1754153629453622805.post-48790055966199032652008-02-02T10:41:00.000-08:002008-02-02T10:41:00.000-08:00I have been a reader of your blog for a while. Don...I have been a reader of your blog for a while. Don't think I have ever commented. However, I nearly deleted it from my RSS feed because of the 'Cheese with everything' aspect :)haha <BR/><BR/>.... BUT not after this post. Now I want to follow your exciting journey to Ironman. Great post! :)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202818045317914280noreply@blogger.com