All Things Inspiring

Inspiring Story of the Week

So I’m just sitting here at work, on my lunch break, browsing facebook… and I saw someone had posted a link to a short video about a father and son duo who decided to take part in marathons together. Honestly, the video quality sucked and I can do without the religious music in the background, but I teared up so fast you would like someone had wrung a sponge out over my face.  So I decided to hunt for a better video. Better quality, preferably dialogue other than music… and I ended up finding tons of them!

This is the story of Rick and Dick Hoyt.

Rick was born a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. His father Dick, pushed for Rick to still be strong and have dreams. He wanted Rick to know that regardless of your struggles, you can always accomplish something you push for.  Rick wanted to run marathons, and eventually the Iron Man Triathalon.  For those of you unaware of what this is, the Iron Man Triathalon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike and a marathon (26 miles 385 yards, 42.195 km) run, raced in that order and without a break…..read more HERE.

Dick wanted to make this happen, and together, they accomplished Ricks big dreams. The family faced many trials but came through with so much faith there is no way they could be anything BUT inspiring. And thus, I have decided to blog about them. I have been spending time watching videos and reading stories… and every single one has made me tear up. They have an amazing story and everyone should have a chance to hear it. You will not walk away from that story feeling anything less than inspired and motivated to create and accomplish your own dreams.

This family is proof that there is SOMETHING greater out there. Regardless of what it is, who it is, there simply IS. Here are some links you can visit to see/read more about them and what they have accomplished. Dont forget to bring the tissues. 🙂

Here is their official website:

http://www.teamhoyt.com/index.html

Check out some videos!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDnrLv6z-mM

Peace & Love

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEECE ❤