Mind Over Body

"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian

What Goes Around Comes Around

A friend posted this on Facebook, I don't usually read stuff like this especially now that facebook is just becoming a Photo and Link sharing page but this one i actually read and i found it inspiring. What do you think?

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out.

His old Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me.'

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed that the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude.

The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan ..

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be.

Then she noticed something written on the napkin. There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'

There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine. God works in mysterious ways and sometimes puts people in our lives for a reason

Top 10 Things to do in 2012

Already starting to think about my plans for 2012

1) Reapply for my Working Holiday Program for Canada
2) Apply for Canadian Citizenship
3) Start Training for Ironman 2015
4) Compete in and finish a Marathon
5) Get out of Debt
6) Complete Two Years working with Vincor Canada (Currently at 16 months)
7) Get a higher position at Vincor
8) Take Bridget (My one and only) on another Fantastic Holiday
9) Learn to play pool like a Pro
10) Be Happy

Penticton Weather

Whats being played on my IPod

This is part of a list of what's being played

Penticton

Added some Photos to a Penticton Album that i am going to create on Photobucket which will hopefully showcase the City from my eyes. Hopefully i can get some great Photos to show you of my town I'm currently living in.

October 2nd 2011
Liquidation World was having a Liquidation Sale.

Cherry Lane Mall

Marks Work Warehouse

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Apples Go Splat!!: Top 10 Holiday Moments:
The First 10 Holiday Memories/Moments that come to mind.
1) Blowing Bubbles on the Number 1 Highway in California
2) Walking on Sydney Ha...

Bridget Schmidt said...

those are all great memories... but #8 just to clarify.. it never rains in Southern California.. and we were in Northern California!!! HUGE difference.. LOL
and #9.. wow.. you have some scary dreams!!! rofl!

September 30, 2011 10:18 AM

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Just to clarify, i was never told "North" California. I was told "It never rains in California in the summer time".
And also regarding #9, it wasn't a dream, this was real life and i have never been the same since.

10 biggest Fears

1) Heights
2) Rats
3) Dying Alone
4) Drowning
5) Slimey Stuff
6) Public Speaking
7) Colds and Flus
8) Getting my fingers bitten by animals
9) Getting Fat
10) Endless Winters

1st October 2011