The Greatest Generation

Several of our WOW women have lost loved ones this year. These people were from the post WWII generation.

And it made me think of our club. My grandfather was illerate, but worked hard his whole life. He led a proud life, and worked until his body was worn and his heart just stopped. He didn't waiver, fall, or gasp-just slipped away.

Another one of our WOW sisters had a grandfather who earned $.60 an hour to provide for his family.

My best friend lost her grandmother who did the hard farm work and hand-sewed and quilted the most beautiful quilts I've seen to keep her family warm.

This generation-the Greatest Generation, worked so they could live. They didn't have to worry about fitness, because they were fit by their mere survival.

We do not have to live that way-we can go to Wal Mart unlike my great grandma who baked 5 loaves of bread on a woodstove.

We can drive to work, and not have hard physical labor awaiting us.

We know we've had the opportunity of education when they had no choice but work to ensure their extended and nuclear family could survive.

So when we think our physical well being-we are half if not less stronger than this great generation who had so much less, and was willing to work so much harder.

If we have the choice to at least run or walk for recreation-don't we owe it to them? They worked so diligently, they didn't know how to just have fun once they retired.

They were strong, and as a result, our parents had good lives. They, in turn, gave us many blessings.

So we should run for them-because they did all the work for us!

Thank Goodness for this Great Generation-that they were willing to knock down all the brick walls they faced, so we have the choice of taking a leisurely morning run!

Hope to see you on the Road!
Teri