Determination

I had a yellow slip in my PO Box, which meant there was a package being held for me behind the counter.

It was a large, soft, white envelope with a return address of The American Cancer Society. I gave the package a squeeze, and realized that along with plenty of paper, there was something forgiving in the envelope.

As I was walking home, I used my keys to cut through all the tape, and pulled out my royal blue jersey standing on the side walk.

In my head, I was squealing with joy, and bursting with pride, but I decided to play it cool and skip down the side walk instead, smile stretched ear to ear.

The back reads, "  It takes determination to endure.
                            It takes DetermiNation to find cures."

I am a DetermiNation athlete, and I don't think I've ever been more proud of anything in my life.