In a last-ditch effort to solicit donations and reach the goal I set for fundraising for Megathon, I put together a totally cheesy (and marginally humiliating) video story board. Conversations with Batman, all about what it takes to be a hero. The pitch for donating, and for participating in Megathon is to be a hero for kids. I've had a lot of fun running with that theme, even getting a cape which travelled with me to New York City! (The cape was a freebie from Scholastic, a tie-in with Captain Underpants, and says "Reading gives you Superpowers.")
The thing of it is that I'm no hero. It's not because I'm not as strong as I pretend to be, or because I'm being too hard on myself. It's because I know my storytelling. Heroes are underdogs. They are the ones who've had to overcome adversity, who have had no advantages, who start out as regular people and get put into extraordinary circumstances. That's not me. I've been incredibly lucky in my life, with strong family, incredible friends, opportunities for travel and learning and growth, with positive role models and healthy examples. That I still struggled when it came to health and fitness is not because I had huge barriers to overcome.
I guess that's why I'm doing this. If most of us have a hard time being active, and we've had the opportunities, how much harder must it be for kids when money and access IS a real barrier?
I'm no hero. Or, if I am, then I am one of many. If a hero is simply someone who helps others, then I know an awful lot of heroes. I work with them. I hang out with them. I exercise with them. Heroes are everywhere.
Still. It's fun to pretend. It's fun to be silly. And it's fun to tell a story, even if it's to solicit donations to a worthy cause.
The thing of it is that I'm no hero. It's not because I'm not as strong as I pretend to be, or because I'm being too hard on myself. It's because I know my storytelling. Heroes are underdogs. They are the ones who've had to overcome adversity, who have had no advantages, who start out as regular people and get put into extraordinary circumstances. That's not me. I've been incredibly lucky in my life, with strong family, incredible friends, opportunities for travel and learning and growth, with positive role models and healthy examples. That I still struggled when it came to health and fitness is not because I had huge barriers to overcome.
I guess that's why I'm doing this. If most of us have a hard time being active, and we've had the opportunities, how much harder must it be for kids when money and access IS a real barrier?
I'm no hero. Or, if I am, then I am one of many. If a hero is simply someone who helps others, then I know an awful lot of heroes. I work with them. I hang out with them. I exercise with them. Heroes are everywhere.
Still. It's fun to pretend. It's fun to be silly. And it's fun to tell a story, even if it's to solicit donations to a worthy cause.
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