facing up to difficulties

photo: adrian does his gardening even if its difficult to manage his time


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i was starstruck.

i met the most inspiring person (face-to-face) yesterday. (i was suppposed to blog about this but i was too tired from other things).

i met a 2012 Great Britain swimming olympian. a 16 year old, very artistic young girl, in fashionable clothes,funky eyeglasses,and an even funkier haircut.

shes just like one of those teenagers that you meet in the street. the only difference, apart from her being on training for the 2012 Olympics is that she's an amputee. she only has 1 arm.


(hence, why us OT's are involved,lol).

it was a surreal experience, as her dad and mum were showing us the calendar of the Scottish Widow (an insurance company owned by a big British bank)which she and the rest of the 2012 Olympian's were featured.

she's a spokesperson for a disability group and she's always doing charity fundraisers for disabled clubs and organizations.

we overstayed at her house,as the mum and dad were talking unendlessly about her projects, and her accomplishments, pride so evident in their voice.


if not for her being picked up by the cab for her training in the pool, we probably would have a hard time coming out of their house.


(i wish i could share her website here but because of confidentiality issues, i am legally bound).


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i went home eager to go to the gym last night.


J, swims 6x a week at 5:30 in the morning, and does body training sessions in the gym 3x a week.

and this girl has only one arm.


while i, two arms, two thick legs,and even thicker trunk, can hardly walk to the kitchen to even cook for myself.


55 minutes on the cross-trainer and treadmill after, i resolve, to keep going, despite and inspite of difficulties.

no excuses.


well, not yet anyway.