April 29, 2005 I think I should create a page titled: “Maria’s Battles in Running.” Because man do I learn a lot when I’m challenging myself. You see…I REALLY dislike running. Why? Because it’s hard. I get scared when my heart rate is too fast and sweat starts blurring my eyesight. So today while I could feel my heart overtaking my throat on the treadmill…I was thinking that one of the reasons why I’ve got such a strong personality is…
April 21, 2005 I’ve been spending a lot of time with my niece and nephew lately and it’s so wonderful to be so close to innocence and youth…it makes me wonder when we all started ‘growing up.’…or should I say, ‘stopped growing up.’ I wonder when the curiosity to explore life left us…when we became afraid to try something new…when we stopped asking questions. Some people say I ask too many questions…and that I’m persistent when trying to figure out…
April 11, 2005 I just competed, again! And I competed during a period in my life when I really needed to focus on something…other than myself. What I think is funny: is that when you compete: people think you are focusing on yourself. Which you are! But you are also focusing on other people too. By challenging yourself, which is a happy stimulus for humans, as you progress and become a better person because of the process, you are then a…
April 2, 2005 It is a difficult weekend for Roman Catholics…our Pope has passed. I can’t express how distressing it is to watch death unfold in front of your eyes. Pope John Paul II taught me several lessons in my life…not only did he embody what strength of faith can do from a man who was born in Communist Poland, but he also taught me the power of forgiveness. After his assassination attempt in 1981, two years later, two days after…