"Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

Last month our homeschooling group had their annual track meet. It is open to anyone, of any age. We had my son, 3, (shown above) through age 80 participate.

That is one of the great things about homeschooling; we don't segregate according to age. Children, parents, and even grandparents all had a wonderful time. And to see everyone cheering each other on was incredible!

Pictured above is Quinn finishing his 400 meter run with the sports "coach" running behind him encouraging him the entire way. He ran with all of his might and aside from a quick detour to the sand in the long jump box (what three year old wouldn't want to dig in that?) he persevered. I am so proud of him.

Just goes to show us if we set our minds to something we CAN do it. Or maybe it simply says we need the energy of a three year old?

Seriously though, I was more captivated by the enthusiasm and support from his "coach". It was contagious. The more she ran and encouraged him, the more the rest of us got excited. As he approached the finish line everyone was cheering him on, telling him he could do this. And he did. He finished the 400 meter in 4:05 minutes.