Single-Mindedness
I ran into my friend, Kelly, again this morning. She’s a young woman who lives in the neighbourhood around the church and I often meet her on my way to work. Kelly has Down’s Syndrome. Two years ago, when I first met her out walking, she was quite a chunky young lady. Lately I’ve noticed a big difference in her and this morning I had the chance to ask her how much weight she had lost. She proudly told me that she is down to 134 pounds. That means that she has lost over 100 pounds in the last two years. I asked her how she had done it. “Walking,” she answered. She also has an adult sized three-wheeled bike I’ve seen her on in the summer time. She was also quite happy to tell me that she wasn’t on a diet, just eating smaller portions. I congratulated her—100 pounds is quite an achievement. I’ve often admired her persistence. I’ve seen her out walking in the morning and in the late afternoon. It doesn’t matter if it is sunny, rainy, or snowy; Kelly is out there walking. She has be...