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Good morning on out there on the mountain side gang! I hope the warmth of the sun will breathe new vigor into those in need of a boost this day, as the Earth rolls over to bask in new light!
To stick with our DO NOT QUIT theme, the troops have arrived this day to pick up the weary & tattered; lift their spirits; & remind them of why they started this difficult, yet rewarding, journey in the first place. That's right gang, it's Tenacious Tuesday!!!
This is the day we in good standing reach out to those in need of a hand & help them get up from the fall. This is the day, we recognize this journey might beat you down, but cannot be allowed to beat you! This is the day, we respect the task we have undertaken; but respectfully disagree with current course of action.
This climb has been turning my life around. So I speak of it in those terms. I know it may have not been that serious of an undertaking for all of us; but I also know that I am not the only one. So if you have fallen off your course of action today, take a second to remember why you chose to start climbing the mountain to begin with.
Remember what made you get on your feet in the valley; strap on the gear; & start up this mountain. Dig deep. Only you know the true motivation in your soul. I beg of you to have that crucial conversation with yourself today in an effort to re-capture that spark. There is no shame in falling. The only shame is in not getting back up.
You can do this. Get up. Take that first step. Then take that second step. Then before you know it, your at ten steps; then a hundred; then a thousand; then a million. You see where I'm going? The only way you cannot succeed is to quit; & I refuse to let you quit, because I have walked in your shoes. This can be done & you can do it. I am certain you can do it because I am in the midst of doing it & Jon Walsh is no one special.
So if you are out there & you're down; you've fallen into a dark crevice; yell out!!! Help will come. I will come. This community will come & light that crevice with our lanterns. We want you on this climb. We need you on this climb, for there is strength in numbers my friend.
This band of climbers of mountains is growing. We band are now we legion. We are ascending this mountain. We will travel many paths, but we will crest on one peak. And we will not leave you behind.
Now stand up & climb friend. We do not quit. We do not allow our brothers & sisters to quit. This is not cruelty; this is compassion. There is a mountain here to be conquered; & I'll be damned if we all do not conquer it.
To the peak gang!!! Be TENACIOUS out there today!!!! Let your TENACITY lose upon the mountain side to aid those who are lacking!!! Individually we are good. We legion, are great!!!
Diet Calendar Entry for 19 May 2015:
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1982 kcal
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Fat: 62.23g | Prot: 111.36g | Carb: 263.06g.
Breakfast: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cereal Bar - Strawberry. Lunch: Subway 6" Subway Melt. Dinner: Chili's Margarita Chicken Fresh Mex Bowl. Snacks/Other: Apples, Fiber One Chewy Bars - Caramel Nut. more...
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I'm ready and raring to go!
19 May 15 by member: Sugar Waffle
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Thanks so very much (New)Jon...You are an AMAZING writer and an even MORE AMAZING Climber!!!! Lead on, Friend!!!!!
19 May 15 by member: SuccessThisTime58
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Right with you, let's keep climbing!
19 May 15 by member: CatHerder
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Thanks for dragging me out of my crevice. You Jon are special. We are all special and behind you we will reach the peak. With all this motivation on this tenacious Tuesday we can't fail. :-D
19 May 15 by member: pinkmoo
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When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
- Author unknown –
19 May 15 by member: mwalker522
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When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
- Author unknown –
19 May 15 by member: mwalker522
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I needed to hear that....on to the Top!
19 May 15 by member: audreybanks
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MWalker, that poem covered me in goosebumps. Powerful message, wrapped in awesome words!!!
19 May 15 by member: Jonathan Walsh
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Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits. - Richard M. Nixon (Ironic that the quote came from the only president to quit).
19 May 15 by member: mattstoc
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19 May 15 by member: alphamares
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I didn't read this until after I got home but Jon I heard you pushing me this morning. I was tired. I hurt all over and I wanted to quit walking early and crawl home. But I felt you behind me yelling "keep climbing, don't quit." And so I did my full walk 10.5 miles. Having my usual good non-junky lunch. I'm not giving up!
19 May 15 by member: msbuggirl
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Ms. Bug, if you heard me today, I have made a difference today. If I impacted your walk, I've done my job today, because you did yours. Thank you.
19 May 15 by member: Jonathan Walsh
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Powerful words all around. With a team like this how can anyone fail?
19 May 15 by member: Bethlauren8
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