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Today we are proud to share a chapter from The Power of Attitude by Mac Anderson. In honor of the Olympics, we would like to share a story about an athlete who did not win his event. However, he finished, despite great difficulty…and, as you’ll see, sometimes finishing against great adversity can be a bigger challenge than finishing first. Sometimes, true courage is revealed through completing the race.
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Please enjoy an inspiring story about Derrick Redmond.
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Olympic Torch
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The Derrick Redmond Story from
The Power of Attitude
by Mac Anderson
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August 1992. Derrick Redmond from Great Britain was favored to win the 400-meter race during the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, but as he powered around the backstretch his hamstring snapped. Derrick tried desperately to finish the race, but he still had half the distance to go. Because he couldn’t walk, he
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, America, anniversary, Caribbean, celebration, champion, championship, China, competition, country, effort, fans, flag, Games, Germany, gold, happiness, home, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, legend, medal, nation, northcoast, Olympics, pride, record, smiles, sports, sprinter, stadium, success, team, time, Usain Bolt, winner, world
Aug 16, 2009
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Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.
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World record holder Usain Bolt has shattered the world record on the first anniversary of when he set it in Beijing , China. Bolt ran a superb 9.58 to win, removing the 9.69 record he set last year at the Olympic games. This the third world record Bolt has set in the 100m.
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American Tyson Gay was second while Bolt’s Jamaican team mate Asafa Powell was third in the final, which ended today’s track events at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
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Gay ran 9.71 to place second setting a new national record for the US, while Powell ran 9.84 to get the bronze medal. Both athletes have given Jamaica its first two medals at this World Championships.
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Both athletes celebrated with dance moves inside the stadium while the crowd cheered.
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Advice & Tips.
Tags: anxiety, body, day, depression, diet, emotions, energy, exercise, feelings, fish, food, Games, health, heart, meals, mental, physical, stress, sugar, turkey, vegetables, vitamins, weather
Eat these foods, lower your stress levels.
Reach for these items next time you’re feeling under pressure, under the weather, or just too close to that breaking point. Munching on these stress-free foods will help pull you back into the game.
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Oranges
A German study in Psychopharmacology found that vitamin C helps reduce stress and return blood pressure and cortisol to normal levels after a stressful situation. Vitamin C is also well known for boosting your immune system.
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Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes can be particularly stress-reducing because they can satisfy the urge you get for carbohydrates and sweets when you are under a great deal of stress. They are packed full of beta-carotene and other vitamins, and the fiber helps your body to process the carbohydrates in a slow and steady manner.
..Dried Apricots
Apricots are rich in magnesium, which is a stress-buster and a natural muscle relaxant as well.
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Apr 21 2009
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Published: Friday | April 17, 2009
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Jamaica’s Beijing Olympics double sprint champion, Usain Bolt, is in line for another prestigious sports award.
Bolt has been nominated for the Laureus world sportsman of the year award following his fantastic world record runs in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He is also in line for a second award as the Jamaican sprint relay team, of which he was a member, has been nominated for the Laureus world team of the year.
The nominations were announced following a ballot among 873 journalists from 112 countries.
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Apr 17 2009
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Katie Holmes’ Glamour Magazine Photo Shoot
On married life: “As a woman, you make the transition from being single to [being] a partner. I have a teammate.”
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Mar 02 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Advice & Tips, Inspirationals.
Tags: ability, bliss, cheer, cheerfulness, creativity, dignity, exercise, fool, game, Games, happiness, humor, idiot, imagination, joy, laughter, moron, nourishment, pleasure, sacrifice, stupid, style, value
Gladdening Nourishment
Silliness
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Children appreciate all that is silly as a matter of course. Their grasp of humor is instinctual, and even the smallest absurdities provoke joyous gales of earnest laughter. As we age, this innate ability to see the value of silliness can diminish. Work takes precedence over play, and we have less incentive to exercise our imaginative minds by focusing on what is humorous. When we remember childhood, we may recall the pleasures of donning funny costumes, reciting nonsense poems, making up strange games, or playing pretend. This unabashed silliness nourished our vitality and creativity. We can take in this nourishment once again by giving ourselves permission to lighten up and be silly.