I was a competitive swimmer for 10 years.

For most of my life before college, I was completely dedicated to one thing. To one idea. To one purpose. I didn’t have a lot of friends. I was really shy, in fact.

My injury and college changed that - and who I was - at the core.

Life isn’t about that one thing. That one goal. It’s messy and complicated. If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that you want certain people in your life, and sometimes have to cut out the bad.

During a race, at the finish, there is a split second when you hit the wall that is absolute silence. You can see mouths moving, you can feel the crowd yelling. You take in a deep breath.

In that split second, who and what do you focus on?

And who is there by you when all of your dreams come true?

That moment of clarity speaks it.