Hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for. . .

Lots have been revealed. Lots still to learn. Finished a morning workout little ago. Now I wait in Camille's for a lunch with D. Where do we begin?  Ah, its here. Apple Tuna salad on Marble white bread with red, white and brown tortilla chips. Tropical tea to my left and here I wait. I am waiting to learn about the one that I know little about. Getting some background info. Getting parts I missed. Whew. Come last year, none of this was forecasted. Last year I was wondering if I was going to live another day. I was wondering if I would fall asleep on the road. I was wondering how many pounds I would gain with this new medication.

Time is Relevant. Where Do You Want To Start? Where Do You Want To End?

Well, it’s been a little over a year since my diagnosis. Its been one day since my 39^th birthday. Its been 17 hours since getting Palm ashes placed on my forehead. Its been 13 hours since I jumped in my freezing cold pool. Its been . . . Future is coming fast. I’m loving it.

At the gym, I caught NBCs short story on Shaun White’s second Gold Medal performance. 1020. Double McTwist.  Launching oneself to the skies. Like Dolphins at Seaworld. Double flips. Also, just read a little article. . .er, no 2 page spread in the LA Times about human athletic performance has reached its apogee. World Records have maxed out. Now its leveling off.  Kind of glad they put this up. Stirring up some stuff. Sounds like that sound barrier thing. Living here in the AV, the home of McDonell-Douglass, Boeing, Edwards Air Force Base. The place where the movie the Right stuff and Chuck Yeager called home. Its the home where people do things that can't be done. .LA Times Article On the Apogee of Human Performance

I Hear You. It's Just I Disagree. Here's My Body of Evidence

Hmmm, I think of Michael Jordan after reading the LA Times article. All these people say he can’t. Cut from High school basketball team. Olympic Gold Medal. MVP Awards. Slam Dunk Champion. Six Championships--Enough Said. Wait, he shoved it in their face. Oh, well. scientific evidence states we reached the peak of human physical performance. I’m a bit troubled by this. Not that I disagree with the tone of the article. I haven’t read the scientific data the reporter cited. Got a bit of reporter skepticism. The tone of the scientific data may not be implying “apogee” at all. Just that grain of salt thing.

Tangents Bring Distraction and Clarity

Sorry, I followed some tangents. Tangent was Facebook.  Tangent was Nike+.  Tangent was YouTube video of Oprah and Black-Eyed Peas .Black Eyed Peas and Oprah Tangent. Tangent was the Buddha page Wikepedia . Reason I left was this quote, “Rejection of the infallibility  of accepted scriptures: Teachings should not be accepted unless they are borne out by our experience and are praised by the wise. Buddha  It’s just.  My personal experience is that being told there are limits. You can't do better. Naturally, I would try to push the envelope. For me, it’s just that being told what I can’t do is just fuel for me to do just that. I understand the need for limits. It’s a safeguard for one not to get hurt. It’s a safeguard for to be conscious of our limitations.It's bullsh*t.

Limitations and Paradigms Are Calls To Arms

Yet, the idea of limitations does not sit well. This benchmark, this apogee, this statement that we reached the peak of human performance is call for those to be higher, faster, stronger. Four Minute Mile was physically impossible, too. Think of Usain Bolt and Carl Lewis. Think Michael Phelp and Mark Spitz. Think of Bob Beamon and Mike Powell. We need to give moments for records. We need time to appreciate the performance of others. We need to be Wow-ed.We need the sound barrier. We need these limitations to show that the human potential is limitless. These pauses give us time to appreciate the human accomplishments.  Geocentric model of the universe once ruled. Latin was the language of business for the world. Paradigm shifts happen all the time. Microsoft and Apple.  

Sitting on our laurels is death. The LA Times article is a call. Watch the Olympics. It’s a celebration. It’s a call to all. Who will answer?  Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for. . .