You don't wait for anyone to "allow" you to have a strong day.
You don't mind starting a business in the middle of a "bad" economy.
You excommunicate yourself from the emotion of your circumstances.
You'll move across the country even if the state to which you're moving is planning to declare bankruptcy.
You'll protect your life and the lives of others in self-defense even if it means losing your job at Walgreens.
You don't base your life, success, contentment, or anything else on the economy (a good or bad one).
Or the government. Or the stock market. Or your 401k. Or the potential of catching swine flu. Or any political party. Or gas prices. Or inflation, depression, recession. Or global warming. Or global cooling. Or hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, tsunamis or mudslides. Or your high school being bulldozed to make way for a new med school. Or your boss. Or your job. Or your crazy, volatile family. Or any news broadcast, station or personality. Or having a dead car battery. Or having a flat tire. Or anything that could potentially ruin your day. Or on the fact that you're not exactly where you want to be.
Because you're headed there.
You're always headed there.
And as rough as things may seem sometimes, you're never out of options.
And with every downswing, surely it will be followed by an upswing.
And you're enjoying the grand, glorious, beautiful, frustrating, bittersweet process of life.
WHO HAS TWO THUMBS AND LIKES OUR FACEBOOK PAGE? YOU DO.
Reach for the sky and climb 1,500 stairs to the top of the West Coast’s tallest building!
September 23, 2011
Be a part of the 18th Annual Stair Climb for a Stronger Los Angeles! Each step you take benefits the impactful work of the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA. You’re helping raise vital funds to support critical programs for children, teens, families and seniors in the community.
Climb up for a thrilling vertical race or step at your own pace. Just like the mission of Y programs, you will be focusing your energy upwards and feel a huge sense of accomplishment! Plus, you, friends and family are sure to enjoy a great day filled with climbing, and music, food, firefighters and fun at the Race Expo.
What are people saying about climbing 1,500 stairs? “It’s step-breathe, step-breathe, 1,500 times.” –Peggy Murphy (Grandmother and single amputee)
“I did it to show my children that you can do anything!”
“I never knew how much my coworkers cared until they wouldn’t finish without me.”
“The firefighters are my reward!”
Every step you take helps build a stronger community!
“I feel like the Y helped me raise my boy into a man.”
“My kids may be out of the program, but the program will always be in them.”
“Now, I know I can do anything!”
“I was hanging out with the wrong people, doing the wrong things; the Y showed me a different path.”