- Franciscan Blessing
Here are the most recent posts from my journals
Relentless by Tim Grover gives a look into the mindset of elite performers based on his experience training legends like Michael Jordan and Tom Cruise. Grover breaks down what it takes to move from good to great to unstoppable. “Cleaners,” he calls them, have a kind of mental toughness, discipline, and drive to win. This book gives straight-shooting advice on how to build that same edge yourself. Highly recommend.
When I was on the practice squad for Hope College Cheerleading, Scott (aka Scooter) as the Senior captain. He helped me and was encouraging. So the full circle story would now have me providing encouragement to Scooter. I have found that in the cancer world, we give and get encouragement from all around. Scott does a great job posting what his treatment for throat cancer is like. While he is the one going through the treatment and pain, I am getting inspiration. And he has let me know that occasionally I provide some encouragement to him, too. While cancer stinks, this relationship with others is pretty cool.
What a great day! I woke up at 5:30am and knew I would not go back to sleep. So, I put on my bike gear and headed out with my lights at full blast. I never saw the sun rise, but I did see the pre-sun rise and it was amazing. 72 miles, an excellent day, capped off with some cherry pie. This is my kind of birthday. Does not get much better than this.
Yesterday was the start of a “medical” week. All of it is “normal”. Monday, treatment. Wednesday, bone marrow biopsy. Thursday, PET scan. This is my 6 month check up. And even though it is normal and there is nothing to even remotely suggest a negative change, I am still nervous about it.