This quote from the German author Johann von Goethe (1749 -1832) has inspired many people over the years. Some people may think it is a cliché because it is repeated too many times; but it is true.
The big news in Cincinnati this weekend is the Flying Pig Marathon. Saturday events included the 5K, 10K and kids races. The rest take place on Sunday.
It is the “big news” not only because it brings people together from all walks of life and from near and far for a common purpose but also because it enables individuals, groups and teams to experience the joy of completing an endeavor.
One man in the 5K race – there could have been many others like him – inspired many people who saw him. He had a walker and had to pause with every single step he made in order to make the next one. It was a slow movement with some effort. Yet he completed the 5K with rousing applause at the finish line.
He demonstrated that you can achieve anything you put your mind and your heart into. Jesus told his disciples, “…if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matt. 17:20 NIV).
Think of the things you have told yourself: “I cannot do this!” or “ It takes too long!” May be you have thought, “ I am too old for this!” or “I am gone too far, it is impossible to turn back”
We often put too many limitations on ourselves. More than 19,000 people are proving this weekend that “if you can imagine it, you can achieve it”.
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