MTC Week #136 - Achieving Through Passion

Today's spoken word was all about the Olympic athletes and what we can learn from them as the 2016 Summer Olympics begin. Quoting from Lloyd Newell:

"Every Olympic athlete is a living reminder that if we can rise when we fall, pick ourselves up when life knocks us down, and continue on when it seems easier to quit, we will see in time that winning is not as much about talent or luck as it is about grit and perseverance. Winners and champions just keep trying. This thought is expressed well in the Olympic creed: “The most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.'"

Worthy message to ponder.


To add to the whole Olympic theme, one of the songs we sang this morning was "Call of the Champions", the Winter Olympics 2002 theme song as composed by John Williams. 

On the way home, I was asking my friend Ben if John Williams was still actively composing, and, how old he was. He did some internet searching and quickly discovered that he was 84 years old and still composing. In fact, he just composed the score to the 2016 film "BFG". 

I was amazed. Here's someone who is still so passionate about composing music that even at 84, he continues to combine what's inside him with inspiration from above to create these beautiful and amazing scores of music that benefit so many.

I personally, have never felt like I had a lot of passion towards anything. And maybe you feel the same way. But then I thought, "Well Ryan, what is it that you really WANT in life?" Maybe that's just another way to define passion. And what I want is to be a good husband, a good friend, a good dad and one who is kind to people. 

What is your passion? What do you really WANT in life? Are you succeeding?

Questions only you can answer and act upon.

Until next time, God be with you.