Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Believe

Believing... Sometimes it's a difficult thing to do. It's strange, sometimes you can't believe the possibility that something amazing could ever happen to you, or that you could conceivably be incredible. But it's possible, it's believable. Every single person is capable of great things, of things beyond what they feel they are capable of. We all have incredible potential, whether it's in tennis, running, music, academics, or any other pursuit. Every single one of us have a gift, something that we can become incredible at if we are willing to put in the time and effort to do so. But first, we have to believe...

2 comments:

jCroft(y) said...

Way to preach the truth, brutha'. By the way, did you happen to read/hear President Obama's speech to students? I feel like it's relevant to this post.

Derek said...

Thanks, and yeah I did, it was pretty good! I hadn't thought of it being relevant to this though, but I guess it is! Melanie Oudin actually prompted this post :)