IN THE RUNNING

                                                                                    IN THE RUNNING

                                                       In 1964, seventy-two year-old
                                                       William Willis ventured on a raft-
                                                       drifting journey from Peru to Australia,
                                                       covering 10,000 miles in 204 days.

                                                       Commented Mr. Willis, "I wanted to
                                                       show that a man past sixty-five is still
                                                       in the running if he wants to be."

                                                       Yes, Mr. Willis, every man and woman
                                                       is in the running for as long as they
                                                       choose to stay in the race.
                                                       And, of course, the race is not always
                                                       to the swift, but, to those...    
                                                       
                                                       who persist and persevere
                                                       who get their second wind
                                                       who continue to grow and go
                                                       onward and upward.

                                                       Age has little to do with staying 
                                                       in the running.

                                                       Desire and will power...those are
                                                       the keys.

                                                       (First published on August 25, 2012)