What am I Proud of? – #DBlogWeek ’15 – Day 1

Find out what Diabetes Blog Week is all about. Check out the topics for each day’s posts, and even see a list of this year’s participants. Thank you, Karen! The question I’m answering today? What have I done that I’ve been particularly proud of? Over the past few years, I’ve accomplished some major things that I’m very proud of. But what I’m most proud of might surprise you. I learned to run, then ran some races (an 8k with Gary Scheiner, then a half marathon with Dana Lewis). I won some prestigious awards. I rode my bike for 102 miles in a single day. And I celebrated 35-years of living well with type 1 diabetes. I’m very proud of every one of these things. But most proud? No. What I’m most proud of is… Fighting the little fights What I’m most proud of is fighting the little fights that make up these big accomplishments. The little runs that built up to running an 8k and then a half-marathon. The little rides that built up to riding 102 miles. The day-by-day grind that built up to a week with diabetes, then a month, then a year, then a decade, then three decades. I’m most proud of pushing forward a little bit each day. I’m most proud of not giving up when that would be the easy thing to do, and when nobody is watching. I’m most proud of the hard work I do every day. I’m most proud of working hard even when I’m scared, afraid, and uncertain. I’m most proud o...
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