I resurrected this blog after almost 5 years when I became
inspired to focus a lot of energy and time on overcoming obstacles. Invisible fences is a reference to the
obstacles we create for ourselves by saying things like “I can’t do that
because….”, “I’m not in good enough shape for ….”, “I would love to, but….”. If there is something I have truly learned in
the past year it is that most of our challenges are self-created and things truly
are 90% mental, or at least most of the time.
There are some true physical obstacles we often have to
overcome as well. For me personally, I
have had to learn how to properly manage a chronic respiratory disease that I
have had the vast majority of my life.
It was easy to use it as an excuse for lots of things which certainly
helped contribute to the excess pounds I am now hell bent on shedding. My goal is to complete the Tough Mudder at
Mt. Snow, VT on May 6th.
Sometimes it is hard to stay motivated and inspired but
whenever I get to that point I think of a special little guy who is probably
stronger than anyone I know. Will is the
son of two good friends of mine. Will
and his twin brother Luke were born 11 weeks premature and had to fight for
life. Anyone who has had children can
tell you that it is such a wonderful experience but can be tremendously
stressful even when things go well! My
friends Amanda and Nate didn’t get to hold Will until he was a week old (I can’t
fathom this, I would be a wreck). Will
had complications with being premature that has resulted in him having quadriplegic
spastic cerebral palsy.
Now I have a real soft spot for kids and my wife is a truly
amazing special ed pre-k teacher who works with children with all sorts of
challenges. Though we have not had the
chance to meet Will in person yet (they live in NC), we love keeping up with
him and his family through his mother Amanda’s blog. Will is such an amazing, strong, and smart
kid! He has gone through more in his almost 5 years than most of us will in our
lives. He does it with endless courage
and a smile that melts hearts. He truly
is an inspiration. (Amanda wrote a wonderful overview about Will, which can
only bring tears to your eyes here)
This is why we decided to dedicate our Tough Mudder run to
Will. We formed Will’s Warriors as a way
to raise money to help Will do some of the things that he truly enjoys but are
horribly expensive (everything for special needs children is stupidly
expensive) such as a therapeutic pool membership or therapeutic riding. Of course there are things he needs as well
which insurance deems as luxuries for kids like Will such as communication
devices or a wheelchair lift mini-van.
So I ask that if you can spare a little (I know times are
tough for many) please consider donating to the Will’s Warriors Fund so that we
can help Will get some enjoyment out of life by doing the things he loves. You can donate here. Thank you so much for your support!
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