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New Beginnings – Monroe Journal – May 14, 2020

New Beginnings – Monroe Journal – May 14, 2020

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 13, 2020 | Finding Hope, Hanging on to Hope, Never Lose Heart

June 4, 1986 – NCAA Track and Field Championship – Indianapolis, Indiana:  Kathy Ormsby, from North Carolina State, the heavy favorite to win the 10,000-meter race, was in 4th place with a third of the race remaining. Suddenly, she moved to the outside of the track,...
From Skinny Sophomore to G.O.A.T. – Monroe Journal – April 28, 2020

From Skinny Sophomore to G.O.A.T. – Monroe Journal – April 28, 2020

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 15, 2020 | Adversity, Never Lose Heart, Perserverance

November 1978 – Wilmington, North Carolina: The basketball player universally acknowledged as the greatest of all time (GOAT) almost quit the game as a skinny 15-year-old. He thought about it; he talked to his father about it, but he didn’t. He stuck it out. He had...
Endurance – Monroe Journal – March 19, 2020

Endurance – Monroe Journal – March 19, 2020

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 2, 2020 | Against the Odds, Never Give Up, Never Lose Heart, Perserverance

Winter 1915 – Antarctica: Captain Ernest Shackleton made the gut-wrenching decision. They would eat their 70 sled dogs. With their food stores almost gone, the 28-man crew had been expecting the decision. Some were disgusted by the idea – many of the dogs had become...
Never Give In – Monroe Journal – March 12, 2020

Never Give In – Monroe Journal – March 12, 2020

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 26, 2020 | Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up, Never Lose Heart

October 29, 1941 – Harrow School – London, England: When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British prime minister, was in his late sixties, he was invited to address the students at the Harrow School. More than 50 years earlier, he had finally graduated from this...
The Little Runt – Monroe Journal – September 19, 2019

The Little Runt – Monroe Journal – September 19, 2019

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2019 | Compassion, Never Lose Heart, Underdogs

1937 – Los Angeles, California: After his business went bankrupt and two marriages failed, Lionel Mayell swallowed his pride and moved back home with his mother. When he was a boy, she had often referred to him as “the little runt.” Disappointed in his looks and tiny...
Encouragement – Monroe Journal – September 12, 2019

Encouragement – Monroe Journal – September 12, 2019

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 12, 2019 | Never Give Up, Never Lose Heart

February 26, 1791 – London, England: Methodist theologian John Wesley penned a letter to his good friend in the faith, William Wilberforce. In failing health at age 88, it was the last letter Wesley ever wrote. As a longtime outspoken opponent of the British slave...
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