Hi, Dave, A great man (my father) once told me 'winning isn't coming first - winning is to achieve a little bit more'. He told me this after I had just run my second double marathon. I had finished second with a new personal best time. My father listened as my mates on the finish line commiserated with me. When the gym master came over in the same vane, my father finally had to say something. Being a blunt spoken man and easily frustrated by the fact that his blindness made him invisible (watch, next time you see a blind person in a restaurant, and count how many people will speak to the blind person through their companion) he shouted at the master to the effect that I had just run my personal best time and that if that didn't qualify as a win, the master must have a very impoverished outlook on life. Winning isn't everything but coming first isn't always the only way of winning. Regards Arthur

Fabulous article Dave! Thanks! :)

Hi Dave :) thanks for sharing, that was great!! Have a wonderful day/night :)

Hi Dave, Good information, our children are good reminders to the fact that you are forgetting them and when to get your nose away from PC. It's not worth it if you have nothing at the end. Thanks Leanne Busby http://www.aussie-money-tree.biz

Hi Gary, It's easy to be "too busy" to play with the kids, but like you say, it gives a parent great joy. When my kids were younger, I used to be told I was the biggest kid of all! :-) Taking the time to "smell the roses" helps to keep us young. God bless, Dave