Inspiration from random places...

When I was 17 I ran across a Nike ad in a magazine. I was so in love with the message I tore it out of the magazine. Then tonight as Samantha and I were looking through my albums, the Nike ad reappeared. Like a long lost friend I read those same words to her that had inspired me so many years before.

You were born a daughter. 

You looked up to your mother. 

You looked up to your father. 

You looked up at everyone. 

You wanted to be a princess. 

You thought you were a princess. 

You wanted to own a horse. 

You wanted to be a horse. 

You wanted your brother to be a horse. 

You wanted to wear pink. 

You never wanted to wear pink. 

You wanted to be a Veterinarian. 

You wanted to be President. 

You wanted to be the President's Veterinarian. 

You were picked last for the team. 

You were the best one on the team. 

You refused to be on the team. 

You wanted to be good in algebra. 

You hid during algebra. 

You wanted the boys to notice you. 

You were afraid the boys would notice you. 

You started to get acne. 

You started to get breasts. 

You started to get acne that was bigger than your breasts. 

You wouldn't wear a bra. 

You couldn't wait to wear a bra. 

You couldn't fit into a bra. 

You didn't like the way you looked. 

You didn't like the way your parents looked. 

You didn't want to grow up. 

You had your first best friend. 

You had your first date. 

You had your second best friend. 

You had your second first date. 

You spent hours on the telephone. 

You got kissed. 

You got to kiss back. 

You went to the prom. 

You didn't go to the prom. 

You went to the prom with the wrong person. 

You spent hours on the telephone. 

You fell in love. You fell in love. You fell in love. 

You lost your best friend. 

You lost your other best friend. 

You really fell in love. 

You became a steady girlfriend. 

You became a significant other. 

YOU BECAME SIGNIFICANT TO YOURSELF.

 Sooner or later, you start taking yourself seriously. You know when you need a break. You know when you need a rest. You know what to get worked up about and what to get rid of. And you know when it's time to take care of yourself, for yourself. To do something that makes you stronger, faster, more complete. Because you know it's never too late to have a life. And never too late to change one. JUST DO IT.