People have tried to make it clear to you, Ion, that you will not be recognized by USMS or SWIM magazine unless you swim a lot faster. They have also tried to point out, in a nutshell, that your attitude comes across as sour grapes.
I am going to postulate that you would like to be recognized for overcoming whatever it is you have overcome. SWIM magazine doesn't have the space to do it. And they certainly don't have the manpower (interviewers and photographers) to cover every story there is to tell, especially in regard to overcoming adversity.
So, here it is. I wish everyone would take the chance to tell their stories. Think of it as a SWIM web page for sharing of personal histories.
I know Tom Ellison has an amazing story that I wish he would put here. I know of many other swimmers who have overcome tremendous adversity. I hope this thread will become an inspiration to us all, and that we will all realize, as I have lately, that: looking at the past can be painful, so don't (as long as you don't repeat it!), who knows what the future holds, so quit worrying about it, and be happy in the present because it's the only thing you really have control over.
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Originally posted by Ion Beza
In another hand you have me being discontent.
You need to learn to keep your discontent to yourself, and not dish it out on other people.
Appearance of content is not the same as complasancy.
I think you're confusing comfort with complaisancy.
I appear content most of the time, but that never prevents me from moving forward with new ideas, meking decisions or improving. It can all be done without all the negativity that you seem to emit.
You've heard od 'savants'. Don't be one, immerse yourself in social studies some, and find balance that you lack.
That will be noteworthy accomplishment.
Originally posted by Ion Beza
In another hand you have me being discontent.
You need to learn to keep your discontent to yourself, and not dish it out on other people.
Appearance of content is not the same as complasancy.
I think you're confusing comfort with complaisancy.
I appear content most of the time, but that never prevents me from moving forward with new ideas, meking decisions or improving. It can all be done without all the negativity that you seem to emit.
You've heard od 'savants'. Don't be one, immerse yourself in social studies some, and find balance that you lack.
That will be noteworthy accomplishment.
