A lesson in "heart" is my little, 10 year old daughter, Sarah, who was born with
a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the time. She came home one
beautiful spring day to tell me she had competed in "field day"-that's where
they have lots of races and other competitive events.
Because of her leg support, my mind raced as I tried to think of encouragement
for my Sarah, things I could say to her about not letting this get her down- but
before I could get a word out, she said, "Daddy, I won two of the races!" I
couldn't believe it! And then Sarah said, "I had an advantage." Ahh. I knew it.
I thought she must have been given a head start... some kind of physical
advantage. But again, before I could say anything, she said, "Daddy, I didn't
get a head start... My advantage was I had to try harder!"
Dr. Stanley Frager www.frager.com
frager@iglou.com
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