Having seen the miserable and disgusting actions of Luis Suarez we can be left feeling a bit frustrated and disillusioned with the world. But here are some thoughts to revive your hope in our amazing world with some great people!
This time last year, I witnessed something incredible. Lizzy (my lovely wife) running and completing the London Marathon. She is a self confessed non-runner but was determined to accomplish this race in memory of our best friend Mark Versey, who died in 2011. Despite her uneventful sporting history, I was in little doubt that she would finish because she is very determined and, because of the cause, highly motivated to run and finish 26.3 miles. It was one of the most emotional things she has done and I have witnessed. She gave everything to her training (even when she twisted her ankle) and ran whilst 4 weeks pregnant with Benjamin Mark. Her achievement is even more amazing because of the £3500 she raise for the British Heart foundation. I am so proud of her achievement and her determination to raise money even though it is probably the last thing she would ever want to do. Out of sorrow came hope.
Having watched, and followed other friends running it this year, I am moved and filled with hope. With the sadness of the Boston Marathon as the backdrop, runners of all abilities and motivation set out on one of the greatest sporting events in front of 700,000 committed and defiant supporters. Having run the race in 2010 I know the feeling at the start when you realise that you are not alone in what you are about to embark upon. There is no great feeling of a stranger shouting out you name and cheering "keep going, you can do it." Even though the sorrow of Boston and the emotional reasons people enter and run the London Marathon, it is an example of humanity at it's finest, its most communal and its most hopeful.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22236946 - London Marathon Silence
Well done to all who ran and finished the Marathon this year. However, you don't have to run the London Marathon to bring hope into the world. In fact, our everyday provide opportunities to bring a little bit of hope. The link below is a bit about a great example of giving Hope. Charlotte Staunton is a 5 Handicap Golfer and University who volunteers to teach Golf in Schools.
Here is a link to Ambassadors in Sport's Hope FC.
Hope is here. Let others know it is!
Matt
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