Our love for our country runs deep. We, as a nation, bleed red and white and this morning I felt the vibration of a country celebrating in unity as the Canadian Men’s Hockey team took Olympic Gold. The West coast rose at 3:30 am (or stayed up) to watch the puck drop at 4:00 am PST and the wave of Canadian spirit undulated across the nation.
During these winter games we battled and we fell. We picked ourselves up and congratulated those who bested us. We honored those who carved the way for new Olympic challenges. We watched the families and friends of our Olympians cheer on our Canadian athletes in Sochi while we cheered from home.
We did not just celebrate our victories. We celebrated our efforts in every sport and paid tribute to those willing to represent the best our country has to offer. We felt the pain of those who came up short of their goals but we also felt their Canadian pride in their attempt to be the best.
We battled with the world, we won with pride and we lost with dignity and grace. We leave Sochi with the same sense of self and the same Canadian values we had when we arrived.
An entire country will go to bed tonight proud of our Canadian athletes, their coaches and their support staff. We will appreciate the thankless hours parents spend teaching these children to learn from defeat, to lose and to win graciously and keep striving to be the best they can be.
(image credit: karenfron.com)
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And your friends in the USA congratulate you for the excellent showing of Canadian pride and spirit and extra efforts!! I didn’t have my usual Olympic obsession this year for many reasons, but whenever I saw the Canadians their smiles were big whether they won or lost!! Great hockey – you deserved the gold!
All the athletes and the games were amazing!! Everyone deserves a big pat on the back. 🙂
Well said as always, Sue!
Thank you!
Nothing beats the glow!
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My friend summed it all up for myself and my fellow Canadians. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing it!! 🙂
It’s a pleasure to be in the same world as Canada.
Congratulations!
Thank you adopted Canadian!! The games were an all around success….we should all be proud of our athletes!!
Canadians should be proud of everything!
Well, except Bieber and Ford. They suck. But everything else!
The US Hockey Team gets one of our embarrassments – didn’t you see the signs?? “Loser keeps Bieber”….haha.
As for Ford…..I’m at a loss there! Too many jokes, too little enthusiasm.
We have a petition out to deport him. But, hey, I suppose we can deport him to a third country.