I talked to a friend of mine yesterday whose dream to represent Canada as one of the 3 women on the Skeleton team recently came to an end. Her dream ended only by a few 1000ths of a second.
The end of the dream is still a very raw wound for her.
But I think that those of us who know her and have encouraged her and cheered her on since she first mentioned she wanted to slide head first down the mountain still feel a great sense of pride in being able to call her our friend.
It takes courage, determination, self sacrifice, and dedication to even reach the lofty heights she has.
I will always remember the day she said she was leaving her full-time position to try to obtain her goal. It takes tremendous courage and faith in oneself to jump off that cliff to begin with.
In the end I believe it is always better to have reached for the stars and fallen short than never to have tried in the first place.
No matter what my friend - you are a hero for taking the leap.
Until tomorrow.
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