I. am. inspired.

Monday, October 31, 2011

oscar pistorius

If you have a torso, you're an athlete.

In 2007, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius ran the 100 meters in 10.91 seconds. Without any legs. The first amputee to break the sub-11-seconds barrier. Some critics calain the the carbon fiber blades he ran on gave him an unfair advantage. Those critics had legs.

~Nike

Why do we limit ourselves? Why put limits over our lives disabling ourselves to live life to the fullest when we hear about people like Oscar who is setting world wide records without legs? Doesn't it make you grateful for your own two legs? It makes me want to give 110% in everything I do with two legs, knowing someone like Oscar, and everything he has been through. Pretty inspiring guy if I do say so myself.

~amy

Thursday, October 20, 2011

a sneak peak

Here is a 58 second sneak peak about the next blog post that I am just itching to share...

~amy

Sunday, October 9, 2011

dih-tur-muh-ney-shuhn

Never underestimate where determination can take you.

Determination is my drug. It thrives me each and every day to reach the small and big goals in life. My daily dose of determination is going to take me to greater and better things - the things I am determined to achieve.

~amy

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

the perspective of a blog

This blog started out as just writing down some things that inspire me. At the beginning, all I wrote about was athletes. Part of me felt like I was repeating myself over and over again, but just with a different athlete's name with a different background. Now, I still talk about athletes but with a whole new perspective. This blog has turned into its own little life lessons that I have been learning a long the way, especially this summer when I learned some lessons about patience, injuries, and myself.
As much as this sounds like a good-bye, I'm not done blogging yet. Blog posts might slow down, and they might be a little different than earlier - BUT the title of my blog still remains. I. am. inspired. is still the main purpose of this blog, and as you can probably tell...it happens a lot.

~amy

Thursday, September 15, 2011

the athlete's prayer

The Athlete’s Prayer:
Lord, please clear my head of all distractions, and my heart of burdens I may bear, so I may perform my very best, knowing you'll always be there.
Please lift me up before the moment, so through your eyes I may see. And have a clearer understanding as the game unfolds before me.
With great courage I will meet this challenge, as you would have me to. But keep me humble and remind me that my strength comes from you. Then when all eyes are upon me at the end of this game, I will turn their eyes to you, oh Lord, and to the glory of your name.
Amen.

That’s my purpose for playing soccer - besides the rush and excitement and challenge and competiveness - it's to glorify God with all of my talents and abilities.

P.S. Thank-you Brooklyn Tabernacle merchandise (that I stood and wrote down on an iPhone notepad while waiting for others to shop...it was too good not to :) )
~amy

Monday, August 29, 2011

wanna be. part #3

BUT....in reality, I am none of these girls. I am not Carli, or Abby or Alex, and I am not gifted with the gifts they are. I am Amy Bennett - with my own gifts and talents and with a responsibility to use them to the best of my ability. My job is to be the best Amy Bennett there is, with a goal of excelling. I want little girls to look up to me and maybe think of me at their games or practices. That's my job. Before I take the feild for a game, I look to my coach and tell her who I was going to be that game. One time it was Amy Rodriguez, the last game I was Carli Lloyd - I wanted to be creative and smart like she is in the center mid. But yesterday, at my final game for the season, I said, "Today, I'm Amy Bennett," - thinking about what these blog posts have taught me. And you know what - I was the best Amy Bennett there is.

~amy