CATCH THAT MAGIC MOMENT...RIGHT NOW!!!

Yes, I have been lacking in motivation lately. Yes, I had a little bit of an issue with being disenchanted by others aaaannnnd an incredibly wonderful date with Mr. Hershey - (he's rich you know...something about an heir to some multi-million dollar dessert company, who knows?)
But I am now declaring that, "The buck stops here!" After much thought and wincing, I have come to acknowledge that zero hour will soon be upon us. The time to act is NOW. And now, in the immortal vocal stylings of Miss Nancy on the Romper Room, I will look through my broken mirror and say, "I see T'knesha and Chris and Susan, Hallie and Sally. I see Lisa and Phaedra and Carol. Rick and Dawn andMelissa too." ( I know there are a few in triage, we have not forgotten our sisters who are wounded.) But as for the rest of you, where are you? If it's work or a responsibility, no problem. But if you just blew us off, well I'm hurt. I don't expect anyone to run sprints up and down the Spillway, nor do I have no compassion. But if you're fudging, you're hurting yourself! The great people you admire didn't become great by fudging. (You know, fudge sounds really good right about now... ugh! Focus!)
You're probably wondering what happened to me to get me riled up again. I'll tell you in two simple words...Van Halen. Some of you know them, they are a rock group that was really big in the 80's. I heard one of their songs this morning. (I like them better with Sammy Hagar singing) Have you ever found yourself liking a song, but never really paying attention to the words? I have and this particular song was one of those. The song is called RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW!
There's no tomorrow.
RIGHT NOW!
Means everything.
RIGHT NOW!
Catch that magic moment
Do it Right here and now...it means everything.

Again, I had a thought. (You're probably thinking, 'she thinks waay too much'.) We're on borrowed time. I believe we are all here to do great things. Achieve great things. Not just for ourselves but for others. You may be out there walking 15 miles to achieve a bit of greatness for yourself, but you don't realize that you're motivating everyone else ahead of you and behind you. For those at the tail end, you inspire as well. You could easily bow out and no one would see. It's not easy being in the back, but you don't give up and you finish what you started and for that I thank you. ( I thank you because you're an example to me of what I can be at 40 and 50. If you won't quit, neither will I. ) Yes, rest is good, I agree. But remember, there is no guarantee of tomorrow. If you're putting it off until tomorrow, whatever it is, be prepared in the event tomorrow never comes. The what-ifs and shoulda, woulda, coulda senarios can be exhausting. I know you know someone who is like this. Now is your chance to be the example they need if nothing else. God, I believe, has given us many blessing and abilities, more than we are aware of. Have the faith to be the very best you can. If you wake up one morning and all you can do is walk a mile, so be it. If that was your very best, no one could ask for anything more.
Lastly, I want to say that I believe in the power of prayer. (Reading all those installments of the Left Behind series can really boost one's confidence in prayer) There is less than two months left to the marathon. For all those who wish to, pray. Pray for all those suffering ailments and setbacks. If you don't pray, just think kindly of them and wish them well. I look forward to seeing all of you in Chicago. Don't quit and you will see that greatness will be achieved on October 9, 2005.