Seeking motivation, inspiration and encouragement.

Found it!  I showed up to run with one of our training groups this weekend.  I was moving one of our daughters back to school and wanted to run with our training group there.  We showed up, visited with the team, warmed up a bit and that's when I expected to head out and get in some miles.  That's not what they do.  The last thing they do is circle up, and rally the troops, so to speak, with this chant.  How awesome is that?  It was wonderful! 

I was there in hopes of motivating and encouraging them, but they gave me far more than I brought.  Wow.  What a delightful surprise! 

In addition to this wonderful boost, I also had a great conversation with the gentleman leading the charge.  Actually, it wasn't much of a conversation.  He had a lot to say and I really did not.  It was hard to speak because I felt quite emotional listening to him.  He shared his heart with me and I appreciated that.  I was stunned by his encouragement and passion for what we are doing.  He recognizes the importance of our mission and shares our vision of getting people up off of that couch and get them moving.  Another wow moment. 

Moments like these tend to erase any of the negative experiences (not that there are any, right?).  I think God has a way of places people in our path as reminders to nudge us to stay on course.  Encouraging words are a powerful thing.  Thank you, Fred, for sharing yours with me.

I've had more than a few of those lately, so I'm glad I was able to capture one on video to share with you.  I hope it brings you some measure of the encouragement, inspiration and motivation that it gave to me.

Thank you, Team Hattiesburg!