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Remember this story when you fall down in life…
I heard an incredible story this weekend at church. Some of you may be familiar with the name Heather Dorniden, but I had never heard of her before this past Sunday. In 2008, Heather was competing in a 600m race — which isn’t a terribly long race — and she FELL DOWN about 2/3 of the way through the race. Everyone in the crowd thought her race was over, even though she had been leading the pack up until that point. Unbelievably, Heather picked herself up and carried on with the race. How she finished shocked and amazed everyone. I won’t spoil the ending — you can watch a short clip of the race on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-yJk7jzY3Y
My pastor shared Heather’s story as reminder that even when we fall down, our race isn’t over! I find her story to be so inspiring because there have been many times in my life when I’ve faced a hardship and have just wanted to throw in the towel and give up. Sometimes I do, but on the times I keep going, I have never regretted it.
Do you find Heather’s story inspiring too? How do you motivate yourself to keep going when things are tough?
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that is a great story… lack of motivation is a pd symptom i suffer from. luckily, i can still go on autopilot and persevere. It is something I developed as a former athlete and dancer over the course of 40 years.
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