The Man in the Glass - A Poem

WHEN you get what you want in your struggle for self,
And the world makes you King for a day.
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself,
and see what this man has to say.

For remember, it isn’t your father or mother,
Or wife, whose judgment you must pass.
The fellow that counts most in your life
Is the one staring back in the glass.

Some people may call you a straight-shooting chum,
And think you’re a wonder guy.
But the man in the glass will tell you you’re only a bum,
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life,
And get pats on your back as you pass.
Your final reward will be heartache and tears,
If you’ve cheated that man in the glass.

He’s the fellow to please, never mind all the rest.
For he’s with you clear to the end,
And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous test,
If that man in the glass is your friend.

Running

I started running in March 2007 and my first Run was a 10K distance in April. Today I did a 10 Mile and boy was it tough!!! Very very steep climbs of tough hiking trials of Cougar Mountain in Seattle, Bellevue to be exact. The uphill segments were TOUGH, but the downhills were FUN ... like running through the forests as Jaguar did in the recent movie Apocalypto. I completed the run in approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes ... slow, but, I DID IT!!!!

Came across some interesting quotes on running ...

"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" - Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and sub-2:12 marathoner

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Inspirational sign on a runner's office wall