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approximately 500 athletes. at 30, in five year increAll meets are intense, with ments. events approximately 30 sec“As one event ends, others onds apart, usually all day are ready to line up. They from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and put you in the blocks and multiple days in a row. you’re ready to go,” Young “It’s all business and very said. fast paced from one event to Regional and national the other,” Young noted. meets usually have around This year’s world cham1,000 competitors. pionship was canceled, but “I have a lot of local Young competed in these businesses that help supgames in 2015, 2017 and port me,” noted Young, a 2019. On average, Young longtime service expert at competes in 13 to 14 meets Mungenast Alton Toyota, per year. where many of his customWith the exception of last ers follow his athletic career, For Active Lifestyles year, when his brother died, mailing or bringing him Mike Young, left, of Wood River, poses with other members of the eXplosion Young, on average, has won newspaper clippings and relay team that captured the national championship in the 4-x-200 relay anywhere from 30 to 33 acknowledgement of his at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor National Championships at the medals on the low side and accomplishments. Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 40 to 44 on the high side “We have a great commueach year. nity and local support that ed in his first national Senior place in those events. I’ve “That’s a very productive make donations to my track Olympics, winning a gold won national championfund and offset my cost,” and a silver medal. Every ships, but those are hard to 1.season to bring that many medals,” he said. he said, “and it is, just, so year since 2014, he has com- come by.” A typical Senior Olymappreciated. Without that I peted in indoor and outdoor On his heels, Young has couldn’t do it. A lot comes meets for USATF. eight to 10 national champi- pic meet is made up of 20 events, with about 50 athout of my pocket, but if it In 2016, he competed at onships and eight national letes competing in each of wasn’t for them, I couldn’t his first international meet, in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 age groups, starting starting afford to do it.” the USA Masters Games in meter relays. Vancouver, British Colum“We just missed a world bia, Canada, for athletes age record by 3/10ths of a sec30 and older. He brought ond,” he recalled. home silver medals from the This year, pre-pandemic, long jump competition and he ran the 55-meter at an as a member of the Team indoor meet, setting a state USA 4 x 100-meter relay record in Illinois, and named team. He finished third in third fastest in the world. the triple jump for a bronze “One of the biggest highmedal. The final day saw lights I’ve had is breaking Young and his relay teamthe Illinois state record,” mates capture the silver Young said. “The last four medal, finishing second to years, I’ve been among the the Canadian 50-54 team fastest in the world in World that broke the Canadian 4 Master Rankings.” x 100 relay record that had In the USATF, Young comA Shelter Insurance® Agent is the ally you need to stood for 15 years. petes at the state, regional In 2017, Young was and national levels, as well work through the complicated world of insurance. named All-American. He as at world masters meets We have the experience and tools to help you make runs all the sprints — the and world championships, informed decisions and could save you money. Call No one wants to burden loved ones with funeral expenses. Find out how 50, 100, 200 and, somerunning for Team USA and an Life appointment and aarrange for a during free insurance a for Shelter policy can make big difference a tough time. times, the 400-meter — as regional world championprotection review today. well as the long jump, triple ships. Mark Birmingham jump and high jump. Of the bigger meets, St. Photo “In the long and the triple, he’s also competed a couAgent Name 402 StateAgent Agent Address I’ve won numerous medals,” ple times in Utah in the Alton, IL Agent Phone No. he said. “Those are two of Huntsman World Senior (618) 462-8752 my better events. When Games, where upwards of it comes to sprinting, I’ll 12,000 athletes compete. We’re your Shield. We’re your Shelter. ® medal sometimes, usually The average size meet for AUTO • HOME • LIFE ShelterInsurance.com with a fourth, fifth or sixth regional and nationals is
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It is a new day and a new home for me and my column. For any new readers, “Restoring the Soul” is a column about change, reflection and recovery. I was talking with my friend and mentor the other day. We were discussing some of my challenges from the work that I do. I am the executive director for a local 501(c)(3) and work for a local hospital. I also host a podcast, “Recovery Uncensored,” and a social media video series, “Madison County Informed,” with a local fire engineer, Nate. Nearly everything I do influences improving lives and our
community in some capacity. While I talked with my mentor, I expressed doubts and frustrations I had been feeling about personal, professional and communal areas in my life. He stopped me and asked, “Why do you think you’re having these thoughts?” I replied with a slight pause, “Expectations, Bechel I guess.” He brought my attention back to something his brother told him. This is something I knew, and have even discussed many times with others, but had forgotten through my demanding schedule. He calmly replied, “My brother said,’It is about the
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travel.’” In other words, it is about the journey, not the destination. He continued to talk about his travels, to speak at events or visit family. He asked, “Do you know what savoring is?’” I wasn’t sure if he meant “savor the flavor” in regards to food, so I hesitantly replied, “I’m not sure.” “When I travel, I like to savor the landscape and the areas I am in,” he said. He continued to explain in detail why he believes savoring is important as he travels. Sometimes life can and does get away from us. Sometimes we don’t understand why something is happening to us or a group of us. He allowed me to freely express myself with the utmost discernment as he shared a story to allow me to see (if I chose) a remedy to untangle my self-inflicted frustration and doubt. Sometimes, some of us need to be heard because our journey has confused us, too, whether self-induced or caused by injustices outside our control. Losing sight can happen quickly, especially if we are full of confusion, hate or rage. When there are mass uncertainties, it can be accompanied by an unnerving panic. Many of us do not learn how to be mindful of what we are feeling. I heard someone once say it isn’t anger management we should be worried about; it should be anger resolution. When we spend time lost
in these conflicting feelings, we lose sight of “the travel” around us and the people and moments we should be savoring. We don’t realize that the tree in our front yard is not just a tree, but it is a sentient organism that is full of life — water, sunlight, and other elements that even we humans have in our bodies. Not to mention, the tree provides us oxygen while we provide it with carbon dioxide. We can get in such a hurry worrying that what is on our mind is so much more important than what is on someone else’s mind, we miss the way our children blow bubbles in their chocolate milk as they innocently giggle. We miss how simple a balloon is and how much joy it brings a toddler. We miss the birds telling us good morning when the sun breaks the horizon. Well, some of us miss the birds’ morning salutations because we are merely sleeping. But some of us get so busy and so full of inflicted feelings, we might as well be asleep while the moments we should be savoring pass us by, near the speed of light. A late friend who passed away a few years ago always said to dance like nobody is watching. Until next time, may you dance like nobody is watching and savor the moments that matter. Godspeed. Ty Bechel is the executive director at Amare, a nonprofit 501(C)(3), that is a non-clinical, peer-led recovery community organization that offers recovery support services, education, awareness, guidance and hope to Madison County.
Three steps toward accepting change By Kelly George OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center Special to Active Lifestyles
ALTON — There’s the old adage that the only thing that’s constant is change. Just recently, my family found out our good neighbors are moving to another city. We have become great friends over the years. Our children, who are all around the same age, spend every waking moment together. After seven years of living next to each other, how was this something I could help myself and family to accept? Luckily, enduring a transition is something I’m quite familiar with. In the health care industry, we have to handle a lot of change with everything from learning new ways to care for our patients to adopting new processes that will make our work more efficient. Here are three steps that I’ve used to adopt change, not only in my work place, but in my personal life, as well.
Take time to understand Whether it’s a major transition coming at work or finding out that something in my personal life is about to change, it’s important to mentally process and absorb what I’ve been told, understand the impact it will have and figure out what I need to do to prepare. If I’ve taken a moment to let a future adjustment sink in, I can then ask more thoughtful questions towards understanding the impetus for a particular transformation. If I can better comprehend the burning platform, I can accept it, celebrate it and eventually help champion this change. Prepare for the change Outside of asking questions to understand what’s coming, it’s also important for me to do research, especially if the approaching change is something I’ve never dealt with before. Finding out all of the information I can brings a certain level of comfort, which helps me stay positive throughout the process. Understanding that change doesn’t come easily for everyone. I recommend continuing to ask questions along the way. Don’t be scared to have an honest conversation with your leader if you are having a tough time processing or
Kelly George is the vice president of performance improvement for OSF HealthCare. For more information, contact OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center.
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