At a time like this, my Dutch roots and passion for horses are at an ultimate high, seeing Anky Van Grunsven win her third gold medal in Dressage.

I remember sitting up late watching her ride Bondfire in Sydney in 2000 with goosebumps all over just hoping she could send her 17-year old horse to pasture after such a succesful career winning just about any competition possible. The only thing missing was the Olympic Gold and when she did win it seemed like Dressage became a national sport in the Netherlands.

Athens 2004, another much younger horse and her chances were a lot slimmer, seeing that Salinero just did not have all the experience needed to win, but again she proved just how hard work, passion and dreams can bring people to reach outstanding heights.

A truely exceptional achievement, winning 3 Olympic Games in a row and it again shows just what people can do with the combination of talent, heart, soul, passion and hard work. What a dream come true and what an inspiration and motivation to work hard at what you believe in!

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If you can imagine it, you can have it!

This is the name of the game.

This is the lesson to learn.

It couldn’t be any easier.

Reality is not what your eyes show your mind, but what your mind creates for your eyes to see.

You are not limited by logic, the past, or the world around you.

You are not even of the world around you.

You are supernatural, pure spirit.

You came first.

Magic, miracles, and luck are the consequences of understanding this, the inevitable result of dreaming and acting in spite of appearances.

You are ever so close.

Simply stay the course.

It won’t be very much longer.

Resource: notes from the universe by www.tut.com

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