True Champions

It's been 5 days since the Olympics started. As I've been watching the different sports and cheering on the American athletes, I've been thinking about heroes. What exactly makes a hero? Is it because they accomplish something that is deemed "important" in the course of their life? Is it because they win some kind of contest and are famous? Is it because they're on TV all the time and the American population easily recognizes their name?

Or is it because they made a difference in one person's life, so that one person views them as a hero?

I think the biggest heroes are the ones who are unknown. Sure, we have actors and actresses we think are hott/cute/pretty. We have athletes we think are amazing and wish we could have half the talent and abilities they have. We could all think of someone famous that we look up to and would love to meet.

But what about that friend who gave you a hug and a listening ear when you needed it? What about the mom and dad who've sacrificed to give you the life you have? What about a teacher or work supervisor who could read you like a book and always knew when you needed help.

I think those people are the biggest heroes in the world. I think of how blessed I am to have the people in my life that I do now. Wonderful friends who care about me and always have a word of encouragement. A good family. A riding instructor who's like a second mom to me. My doctor, who is one of my closest friends. Old co-workers who I get to hang out with every week. An amazing Bible Study group.

And I could go on and on.

In 10 years, most people won't remember who the current Olympic champions, favorite TV stars, popular singers or best athletes are.

But I can guarantee you, I'll remember the friends and family who have made a difference in my life, who have been there for me, and who never gave up on me, even when I was ready to give up on myself.

To me, those are the true heroes.

Here we go, again!

Well, I found out that my original blog at livejournal got a tad whacked out, because apparently you have to be a livejournal member to comment on other people's blogs, and no one I knew was a member there, so no one could comment.

So, I'm starting another one. Maybe I'll try to import the posts from the other blog....someday. :)

Anyway, nothing super exciting happening at the moment. Oh, except that the software we use in the newsroom to lay out pages and send them to press decided to go on strike for most of the afternoon yesterday. And Link goes to press Monday night. And the daily goes out - well, every day. We ended up having to proof each page manually and layout the pages old school style, but it all came together in the end and we had a paper this morning.

So that kinda put us all behind on our assignments this week, so today was a little crazy, but it's all good.

Just another day in the life of a reporter.


"Okay, so why are we laughing?" - Megan Vocu