Monday, November 08, 2010
Are You Feeling Trapped?
Are you feeling trapped?
Many times in our lives we feel trapped as if there is no way out of our circumstances. In reality we are trapped by our culture, our heritage, our behaviors, our beliefs, or our thought patterns.
But what if you were really trapped? That is what happened to Edison Pena, 34 a miner in Chile. He was/is one of the 33 miners who were trapped for days but later rescued.
So what did Edison do with his time? He trained to run the NYC marathon. Edison ran 3 to 6 miles a day through the mine shaft. Perhaps you would say he was just running in place and getting no where. He indicated he was running to stay sane and to lift his mood, to kill time.
Edison was running in the dark as many of us feel like we are doing. However, at the NYC marathon he ran and finished, even with bad knees.
I share this story with you to get you to realize there are always choices when we feel trapped.
Do you have the courage to make a choice that could save your life? Edison did--you can too!
Peace,
Don
Many times in our lives we feel trapped as if there is no way out of our circumstances. In reality we are trapped by our culture, our heritage, our behaviors, our beliefs, or our thought patterns.
But what if you were really trapped? That is what happened to Edison Pena, 34 a miner in Chile. He was/is one of the 33 miners who were trapped for days but later rescued.
So what did Edison do with his time? He trained to run the NYC marathon. Edison ran 3 to 6 miles a day through the mine shaft. Perhaps you would say he was just running in place and getting no where. He indicated he was running to stay sane and to lift his mood, to kill time.
Edison was running in the dark as many of us feel like we are doing. However, at the NYC marathon he ran and finished, even with bad knees.
I share this story with you to get you to realize there are always choices when we feel trapped.
Do you have the courage to make a choice that could save your life? Edison did--you can too!
Peace,
Don
