Heart: 10/07/2010
 Had a bit of a success today!. A friend of ours was the guy who got me into running has decided to go on and do the iron man triathlon which entails a 2.4 mile swim, 11 mile bike ride (!) and then. to top it off, a 26.2 mile run!! Absolute madness eh?! Still as he was the guy that go me over the line in my half marathon I felt I owed him to help out on the old sponsorship. I did a presentation on his behalf on Sunday at Church as I felt it's always easier someone else pitching for money for you. Afterwards we went round and tried to get some sponsorship for a great charity in Romania called Heart of a Child. See a video about them below. I had asked for help from the kids and they weren't that interested until I foolishly I had said to Esme that, if she helped, I would give her 50p for every£10 she got. Well the monkey only got nearly £400 raised in one day (with a little help from her Dad!). Not bad eh. We are back this Sunday to try and get some more.... Find out where the money is going to here: This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar. Add Comment | About the blogger:
Dave started blogging when, as a family, we went to live in India for 3.5 months in '08. You'll find out all about that story by going to our old blog here.
Dave overdid it a bit on the old blog in India with posts going up most days, so since returning to the UK, he has taken a bit of a break but feels now it's time to blog again! (July '09). Blogging is a weird thing and a bit voyeristic at times (!) so why do it? Surely life blogging in the UK will never be as exciting for people as it was in India? Well, the main reason for beginning to blog again is that we are pretty naff at the normal kind of communication! We have a number of good friends that do not live in the UK too and this is just one way we feel we can touch base with them. Feedback is that they are happy (ish) with that too! The final good reason for starting again is that the one person who has hassled me back to blogging is my older brother in China who runs a great blog about his bizzare life in China which you can view here. I guess if I am honest it's him I have in my mind when I blog so, for his sake (as I know he will read it!), if for no one elses...here goes.... Dave ;-) Categories:All ArchivesJanuary 2012 Life mantra:
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away." One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought. |
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