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The Key to Staying Disciplined

August 11, 2021August 19, 2021 Rick 221 Views 0 Comments athlete, commitment, determination, discipline, fitness, focus, grateful, gym, inspiration, inspirational, inspired, leg day, lift, motivation, motivational, passion, plant based, plant-based athlete, power, sacrifice, strength, strong, thankful, vegan, weightlifting, will, workout

“I could never live like you. I wouldn’t want your lifestyle.” Said to me by a 19-year-old elite junior hockey

One Year Later

May 25, 2021May 28, 2021 Rick 201 Views 0 Comments awareness, black lives matter, blm, change, civil rights, discrimination, equal, equal rights, equality, george floyd, hate, human rights, i can't breathe, justice, justice for george floyd, police abuse, police reform, progress, racism, racist, sacrifice, say his name, silent equals complicit, systemic racism

We’re taught that in order to achieve something, sacrifices are necessary. But when it comes to human/civil/social rights, sacrificing lives

The Vaccine’s Hidden Price

April 25, 2021April 26, 2021 Rick 231 Views 0 Comments animals, awareness, coronavirus, covid-19, cruelty free, disease, hero, lab, mice, monkey, pandemic, sacrifice, Sunday reflection, testing, vaccine, vegan, vegan lifestyle, zoonotic

They gave their lives for us, unsung heroes that most people don’t know about. Hundreds of monkeys and mice, none

45 Years Later

January 14, 2021April 16, 2021 Rick 284 Views 0 Comments ageless, athlete, blessed, commitment, dairy free, discipline, do what you love, focus, grow, hard work, heart, hockey, hustle, improve, inspiration, motivational, over 50, passion, plant based, plant powered, plant-based athlete, plant-powered athlete, sacrifice, tbt, throwback thursday, vegan, vegan athlete, vegan fitness, veganhockeyplayer, vibrantNRG

This photo was taken January 14, 1976, exactly 45 years ago at Tarken Ice Rink in Philly. I was 11.