Amazing Moments

The principal at one of the high schools in town said these ten-two letter words to the graduating class of 2011 this past May. Interestingly enough, I didn’t hear the speech at the ceremony. I was at a graduation a party the next day, when a senior shared that part of the speech with us. These ten little words made an impact him. Since then, I have been thinking about these ten little words, too. "If it is to be it is up to me." Empowering words! There is never a time you get something for nothing. If you really want something, you need to dig in and do it. You have everything it takes to do anything! What do you think of these ten-two letter words?

I was out for a run the other day enjoying the beautiful summer day. The smell of honeysuckle hung in the air, the sky was the most beautiful blue, and a gentle breeze made it a top ten day. As my feet got into a rhythm, my mind drifted back to another time that the smell of honeysuckle hung in the air. It was the summer of 1975 (I can remember that because it was the year the tornado blew through town), and I was about six years old. I would jump out of bed, race down the stairs, and out the back door. I would rush to a swing and try to start swinging before the back door would slam shut. I would pump my legs as fast as I could to get higher and higher. Summer vacation ushered in a whole new season. As I grew older, summer days meant that the yard would be full of neighbor kids and the fun would begin when the sun came up. We would start the summer game of kick the can that never had an end until school started back up. Everyone would come over and play every day from morn...