Pretty Guilty Secrets: The unputdownable USA Today bestselling mystery series (CSI Reilly Steel Book 7) by Casey Hill

Author:Casey Hill [Hill, Casey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

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I've known Josh Morrison for twenty years. During that time there was more than one moment in which I thought he was immortal.

He'd managed to break through so much adversity and create a harmonious support unit, dripping with success and stability long before most of us even left college.

That's why moments like these can be so hard for the public, and garner so much attention from the press. Here is someone that did everything right. He took superstar fame and turned it into a practical and healthy enterprise.

Of course as athletes we are trained to be the best, to push every limit and to train tirelessly to do so. It is so ingrained that we may find ourselves feeling invincible. Especially those that make it to the top of the sports world.

For people like Josh Morrison, the sky isn't even a limit.

I played with Josh for Ireland and in the Lions team, too. There was no achievement outside of his reach. No opponent that could cause him to buckle.

He has such a tremendous life force that allows him to break through any obstacle and rise above any challenge.

It pains me deeply to see him in this state. When I saw him in the intensive care unit, with tubes coming out of him, eyes closed and chest breathing in a rhythmic pattern, I didn't recognize him.

This was not our fearless Lion who rose above all adversity--who excelled in the face of failure and triumphed on the field.

This was not our captain, the man who toed the line for our team, who took us from being champions to legends.

Yet there he lay. As fragile as we all are. The myth now deflated and returned to the reality of man. His imperfections, his losses, his scars. All there for the world to see.

Does he still dream of excellence? When trapped in his mind, does he think of the sport? Does he see the victories? Or does he see a vicious, thankless world prompted by horror, pain and suffering?

Josh Morrison reminds us that we are all human. That a single moment in time can unseat your entire life. Redefine your legacy. Change your world to such a degree that you find out what truly matters in life.

And taking a breath, inhaling, exhaling. Hearing the sounds around us, the voices of those who love us, the sky, the scents and colors of our world. All of these things matter so much more than achieving.

No matter the mythologies we create, none of us can measure up.

Our task is to collect those things that are truly important in life, that define us as human beings, and embrace them. We should do this whether or not there is adversity.

We should do this all the time, every day and without fail.

Because when we are the ones on the hospital bed, then it is too late to pay attention to the things that really mattered.

Irish rugby loves you Josh Morrison. We are all praying for your recovery. Come back to us.

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