TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015
"Fast forward to the summer of 2002. I'm driving around my hometown and find myself parked in the Best Buy parking lot. On the radio is an advertisement for the Gravity Games. The Gravity Games were a multi-extreme sport competition that were headed to Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland was only an hours drive away so without hesitation I took the following day off of work to head to the metropolis to watch the action.
Your life is made up of small moments that in retrospect end up being huge moments. That day became one of those days. While watching the pros warming up on the skate ramp every fiber in my pro-active being was alive. I couldn't just stand there and watch the warmup. I headed back to the parking garage. My gear was always in tow as I was riding skate parks in all my travels. I was looking pretty serious with my helmet and appropriate attire. I approached the ramp. A security woman with clipboard in hand approached me. 'Your name sir,' she said. 'I'm Doug Brown just here to warm up.' I replied. Looking up and down her paper with a slight fluster she said, 'Oh I know who you are go ahead.'" p. 19-20 - Looking Glass Self - Hope, Optimism and the Journey Within; Doug Brown