February 2012
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Freedom is useless if we don’t exercise it as characters making choices… Few things are as encouraging as the realization that things can be different and that we have a role in making them so. -Daniel Taylor
One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. (Proverbs 29:23 ESV)
Why?
Is it so hard to change the mindset that I am no longer the 360 pound guy that I once was?
I know that I am not, but I have moments where I still feel that I am. It’s in those moments you have to remember how far you’ve come and what the battle was like getting there. Journeys are rough, not easy. The hardest battle is the one over the mind.
I look forward to the day where I can say...
Having breakfast with my beautiful bride then heading to the bike shop to get officially fitted for the bike. Looking forward to it, because after the marathon the bike will become top priority in regards to training.
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Who's coming?
To the Publix Georgia Marathon/Half Marathon on 3/18? As you know I am and I will be speaking at the Expo at 2pm on 3/17. Would love to meet up if your coming. There’s still time to sign up, check out www.georgiamarathon.com for more information.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV)
Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring. (Proverbs 27:1 ESV)
Yesterday was simply remarkable with the help of friends, the tumblr nation and my anonymous matcher. Total with the MATCH from just yesterday is $2598. Simply unbelievable. A true blessing to all of the Cystic Fibrosis nation. Total fundraising for 2012 campaign to date: $5,245. Thank you to all who donated. Each of you are truly Hero’s for CF. To my anonymous matcher I am so grateful to...
$1298 Raised
Midnight has come and the donation MATCH has ended. Words cannot describe what the day was like, it’s been truly remarkable. With the match, my total amount raised for the 2012 campaign would be $5,146.
20 total donors today.
5 anonymous donors
Thank you for donating. Very blessed to be apart of this community.
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3 hours to go...
until midnight when the MATCH will end. If you haven’t heard a anonymous donor has said he will match all donations made today until midnight. As of this post, today has raised $536. This has been huge. The best part, it’s not over yet. So please consider donating, every dollar helps. Make a donation here. The goal is insight, and possibly to exceed it! Cystic Fibrosis the fight...
Match Update
Donate and it will be matched. Up to $65 so far today! You can donate anonymously. Donate online at www.razoo.com/story/benvscf or let me know you are writing a check(Make it payable to Miles for Cystic Fibrosis) and I will add it to the total to count. Every dollar helps.
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BIG NEWS! DONATE TODAY AND IT WILL BE MATCHED!
I just received a email from anonymous donor saying that he will MATCH any donation I get today by MIDNIGHT! Please help against the fight today, give what you can and It will help so many. What a great opportunity.
Please donate by clicking here.
It is tax deductible, secure and easy.
PLEASE REBLOG! It would be great to get the word out!
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and...
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WatchAtlanta & Company Interview
It went better than I thought. Very nervous, as you can see from my toe tapping. Glad that my wife was able to go with me, very neat experience overall. On a funny note the next guest was a health food expert and as our segment was ending he was walking over with a 2-liter of coke to mess with me about being soda-free.
Speaking at the EXPO?
Before the interview I was asked by the marathon official if I would be interested in speaking on opening day at the expo? I couldn’t believe it. I said heck yea! What an opportunity.
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Enjoying a nice run/walk with the family at the park tonight!
When you are going through hell, keep going! - Winston Churchill
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come...”
– Howard Thurman
The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. -Frederick Buechner
Fight Everyday! If you stumble, it’s ok. Get back up and press on toward the goal. Eliminate the distractions and rite the course.
How to Regain Your Perspective When You Lose It →
By: Michael Hyatt
Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war. (Proverbs 20:18 ESV)
31 days till my first and last marathon. I am ready to finish this part of my journey, excited to tackle 26.2. It will signify so much, more than any words can describe.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. -Erich Fromm
“Don’t lose tomorrow because of today!”
– @JohnKincade
Discover your uniqueness; then discipline yourself to develop it. -Jim Sundberg
Great 5am class at CrossFit, ready to tackle a busy day! Make it a GREAT day; own it.
Next week...
is going to be busy! Tuesday my stepson Chris turns 12, I took the day off from work to spend the day with the family. We have a fulfilled day planned, I can’t believe he is going to be 12. He was about to turn 2 when Elizabeth and I started dating.
On Thursday I have my first TV interview, extremely nervous but very excited to have that type of platform to share my story.
Friday at...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews...
Motivation is always in direct proportion to the level of expectation. -Denis Waitley
We tend to tell ourselves stories that reinforce habits we don’t want to admit need changing. -Dave Ramsey
It’s going to be a GREAT week, no matter what obstacles arise.
Watching “Angus” with my wife. It’s one of those movies from my childhood that I will always remember. Probably because I related to the character.
I simply love movies, always have and always will. There’s something about being to escape reality for 2 hrs.
Armstrong earns 2nd in 70.3 Ironman Panama
2nd place for @lancearmstrong at Ironman 70.3 Panama (3:50:55)! 1st place to @BevanjDocherty (3:50:13).
It’s amazing to see what Lance is doing. A mere 42 seconds off of the leader. Unbelievable.
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
(Proverbs 12:19 ESV)
3 months from today
I will turn 30. When I turned 27 three years ago I was pushing 345-350 and was on a path of destruction. Today I did 20 miles, and in little over 4 weeks I take on my first marathon.
Not in my wildest imagination I would have ever thought I would be where I am today.
This journey has been remarkable, the greatest thing is its just getting started.
Done with 20.
My body has completely shut down. My feet are bricks, and I am exhausted. It was TOUGH! 25 degrees with 25 mph winds. Still need a lot of work. But, with these conditions I am please with a time of 5:13.
Ben vs 21 miles in 3,2,1!