March 5, 2018
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. Albert Camus
March 5, 2018
A good friend told a very young man about an incredible high school wrestler from Pueblo. Aaden Valdez finished 5th at state in his freshman year. Last summer, Valdez lost four fingers on his left hand and his left eye in a fireworks accident. You would think that was the end of the young man’s […]
February 20, 2018
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams
February 19, 2018
My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again. Richard Branson
February 4, 2018
Dan Lilya had always dreamed of playing football for The Moose Creek Rebels. The only problem…he was born with a severed spinal cord and is paralyzed from the waist down. One of the players on the team had a thought. ‘Couldn’t Dan be the holder for field goals and extra points?’ The coach loved the […]
January 22, 2018
Dave played some of his best tennis in the second set to even the match. He and his partner had stolen the momentum and seemed ready to roll in the 10 point match tiebreaker. Dave’s return of serve vanished in the tiebreak and they lost 10-3. To cap it off, he double faulted on the […]
January 16, 2018
You got extremely upset today when the senior driver was seemingly going about 11 miles an hour on S. Broadway. Blood pressure spiked and your language became more than salty. Was it really something to get that upset about?
January 10, 2018
Let’s say you need a little laugh…or a huge guffaw or two. Just check this quick video out.
January 4, 2018
He’s alone every day walking slowly with a cane near the quiet waters of the South Platte River I wonder if his visit to the tennis club lifts his spirits and helps him later when the sun fades and the table’s set for one…. When he’s by himself and four walls stare coldly back at […]
December 23, 2017
Imagine this…you’re miles above the earth and you’ve been chosen. Yeppers, you’ve been selected as the first astronaut to fly untethered away from a space capsule. Sure, you are wearing a propulsion pack that’s passed every test…but wouldn’t your heart rate be about 600/400 with the first step into the unknown? Bruce McCandless passed away […]
October 17, 2017
‘At the age of 18, it finally dawned on me that I probably would not appreciate how good and great times were if I did not experience sad and awful times. We need the valleys to gauge the peaks. Pain, misery, suffering, and the storms of life really do provide such a stark contrast to […]
September 14, 2017
Everyone has bad moments…bad days that leave a sour taste in your mouth. It’s then that a walk in the woods can help. I mean, really…your day certainly pales in comparison to this poor guy.
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