Working Together.

Roberto Matta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Matta 

I can't believe that today is already the 10^th of September, it is amazing how the months go by so quickly once May comes to an end.

Midsummer's day is lovely but after the 21^st of June I always think, that the clock is starting to tick to the end of summer, which we did not really have this year.

This afternoon I watched the victory parade in London of all the athletes who took part in the Olympics as well as the Paralympics.

It was lovely to watch and to see these splendid sports women and sportsmen.

Such as Chris Hoy, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins, Rebecca Romero, Victoria Pendleton (cyclists) and Sarah Storey (Paralympics cyclist).

Also athletes like Greg Rutherford (long jump), Jessica Ennis and Katrina Johnson Thompson (Hepthalon), Mo Farah (runner).

Beth Tweddle (asymmetric bars) Rebecca Adlington (swimmer), Ellie Simmonds (Paralympics swimmer), Tom Daley (diver) Ben Ainslie (sailing).

Hannah Green & Anastasia Bates (synchronised swimming) Jo Povey & Julia Bleasdale (runners) Katherine Grainger and Katherine Copeland (rowing).

Etienne Stott & Tim Baillie (canoe slalom) Jonathan & Alistair Brownlee (triathalon) Anthony Joshua & Nicky Adams & Luke Campbell (boxing).

It has been extremely enjoyable to watch these fine sports women and on top of the open buses touring through the centre of London being cheered by thousands of enthusiastic happy people.

The 70,000 volunteers who threw themselves fully into making the Olympics and Paralympics so successful also were receiving cheers from the crowd.

These unpaid volunteers proved yet again that people like to be involved in community projects which benefit everyone.

They will do it because they enjoy the involvement not because they want to profit financially.

What a wonderful world it would be if financial reward would be replaced by each the rewards of everyone working together for the common good.

Relaxing This Afternoon.

Roberto Matta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Matta 

Yesterday I got very emotional while writing my post and cried so much that my glasses were covered in tears which looked like a fine cobweb.

Both the writing and the crying were a great relief for me; it was good for me to write this.

Today I've been taking it very easy; this afternoon I've been watching the athletic events at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, East London.

I enjoy watching Jessica Ennis, I think she is a wonderful athlete and I hope that she will win gold.

I'm sure many people will be inspired by her to take part in athletics which is brilliant for the sport.

Just as I'm sure many people have been inspired by Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton to take up cycling as a sport.

Watching Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France recently was wonderful and it has generated a lot of interest in this event and the sport in general in England which is marvellous.

Last I caught some highlights one of which I enjoyed tremendously and that was the canoe slalom which was very exciting.

It made me wish that I was not handicapped as I would have loved to have had a go at this sport.

The other sporting event that really caught my imagination was while watching the Winter Olympics in Vancouver a few years ago.

The sport that really caught my eye was the Luge, and Amy Williams who won a gold medal for her amazing race.

It looked like she was hurtling down the track on her back on tiny tea tray, she was going faster than I imagined possible.

After seeing Amy William’s race I told Richie and I would have loved to have had a go at this event.

It is very enjoyable for me to watch the events I like; watching takes my mind off my own situation which is nice.

Once I posted this piece I intend to spend the rest of today relaxing which is a good idea for me right now.