Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Someone just now sent me this and I thought it was appropriate. A lesson in " heart " is my little 10 year old daughter, > , who was born with a muscle missing in her foot > and wears a brace all the time. She came home one > beautiful spring day to tell me she had competed in > " field day " - that's where they have lots of races and > other competitive events. > Because of her leg support, my mind raced as I tried > to think of encouragement for my , things I could > say to her about not letting this get her down, but > before I could get a word out, she said " Daddy, I won > two of the races! " > I couldn't believe it! And then said, " I had an > advantage. " Ah. I knew it. I thought she must have > been given a head start...some kind of physical > advantage. But again, before I could say anything, she > said, " Daddy, I didn't get a head start... My > advantage was I had to try harder! " -- A. Beecher, Systems Analyst Washtenaw County Information and Technology Services P.O. Box 8645 Phone: 734-222-6648 Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8645 Fax: 734-222-6573 http://www.co.washtenaw.mi.us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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