A privilege to give

About two weeks ago, I got in touch with the right person at the Diabetes Foundation after weeks of calling. I wanted information on what I had to do to run in the NY Marathon for them. My mom passed away due to complications from diabetes, so this is a cause that is important to me and a big reason why I do the work that I do. So, I figured I would just tell them I wanted to run for them, they would thank me and tell me how much I had to raise. They told me how much I had to raise, took down my information and said they would get back to me to let me know if I am chosen to run on their behalf. She said that they had a waiting list of people wanting to run for them. Well, my ego did not like this initially. "chosen?...to run 26.2 miles and raise $2,500 for your foundation?" I quickly put my ego in it's place. That's right, chosen! first of all, how amazing is that...there is a line of people waiting for the privilege to give their time and energy for a cause. It truly is a privilege and I think it took being put on a waiting list for me to really get that. It just seems kind of funny. I would be really disappointed if I was not chosen....to stretch myself in pretty much every way imaginable to raise more money than I ever have before and run twice as long as I ever have. I am awaiting this call more than any other right now. What an opportunity to give a little something back to my mom and so many others who suffer from this disease and to show my gratitude for being blessed with good health