Love yourself…first and best. Honour truth. Never
look for validation from others. Seneca said, “A thing can be presumed bad when
the common sort applaud”. O.K. you are probably wondering what brought on
today’s rant. In a word Lance Armstrong (ok
that’s 2 words lol). Most of you have heard the story by now. Mr. Armstrong won
7 Tour de France cycling races, passed thousands of drug tests and is still
being accused of doping and threatened with censure. Yesterday Lance finally
said, “enough of this shit I’m done”. To me it is about time… as long as he
knows the truth, screw the committee.
The chairman went on the news and said Lance’s decision to not fight the
charges (after years of fighting them) is proof of guilt. To me that is just
proof of good sense… a wise man once said, “Don’t get in the mud and wrestle
with pigs…you’ll both get dirty and the pig will like it.”
My argument is simply this…someone had to win those races…and unless the 2nd
3rd and 4th place winners were on performance enhancing drugs why wouldn’t a slightly
better athlete beat them to the finish line. This incident, as with the SteveFonyo vs. the Order of Canada just proves that you should never look
to others for validation. Do your best in any given moment, enjoy your
victories, forgive your mistakes and learn from both. Life is about the journey
… live, laugh and love. Treat yourself with the same kindness and respect you
show others. Have a joyous day.
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