Just wanted to post another countdown update for my race Nov 22, 2009. I am in the very beginning stages of training. As I get more into the season after the new year I will post in more detail about what I’m doing. The occassion for this post is to mainly remind you that the NBC airing of this years Ironman World Championship Race in Kona, HI, will be this Saturday at 2:30 EST. It is my goal to race in Kona some day. I will do it (and hopefully my wife will be over the fear of my swimming in the ocean).
Ironman Arizona 2009 Countdown Clock
Categories: Ironman Training · Triathlon · Uncategorized
I haven’t done this for awhile but heard a new song today that I downloaded from iTunes a few days back. The lyrics are really quite good so I thought I would put them down. I recommend getting ahold of a copy of this song too. Now be aware that I am not much into Mozart and Bach and all of that “educated” music. I am plenty into educated reading, but when it comes to music, I like rock. Other styles have value of course but good old rock is what really gets inside me. It actually calms me. I’m not sure what that says about me. Probably not anything good. Anyway this is one of Nickleback’s new songs, If Today Was Your Last Day. I realize that not everything in the song may be right on for everybody, but I like it because it speaks of living in the moment, not getting too caught up in your past, and offering grace. And I realize that Nickelback may not be about everything right and clean, but I am a firm believer in claiming truth anywhere that I find it, and here some is.
Nickelback: If Today Was Your Last Day
my best friend gave me the best advice
he said each day’s a gift & not a given right
leave no stone unturned
leave your fears behind
& try to take the path less travelled by
that first step you take is the longest stride
if today was your last day
& tomorrow was too late
could you say goodbye to yesterday?
would you leave each moment like your last?
leave old pictures in the past?
donate every dime you had?
if today was your last day
against the grain should be a way of life
what’s worth the price is always worth the fight
every second counts ’cause
there’s no second try
so live like you’re never livin twice
don’t take the free ride in your own life
if today was your last day
& tomorrow was too late
could you say goodbye to yesterday?
would you leave each moment like your last?
leave old pictures in the past?
donate every dime you had?
would you call those friends you’ve never seen?
reminisce old memories?
would you forgive your enemies?
would you find that one your dreaming of?
swear up & down to God above
that you’ll finally fall in love?
if today was your last day
if today was your last day
would you make it up by mending a broken heart
you know it’s never too late
to shoot for the stars
regardless of who you are
so do whatever it takes
’cause you can’t rewind
a moment in this life
let nothing stand in your way
cause the hands of time are never on your side
if today was your last day
& tomorrow was too late
could you say goodbye to yesterday?
would you leave each moment like your last?
leave old pictures in the past?
donate every dime you had?
would you call those friends you’ve never seen?
reminisce old memories?
would you forgive your enemies?
would you find that one your dreaming of?
swear up & down to God above
that you’ll finally fall in love?
if today was your last day
Categories: Music · Spirituality
