Cassie's Figure Competition Journal

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
William B. Sprague

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
Vincent van Gogh

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
La Rochefoucauld

Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.
Earl of Derby

Negativity is a waste of energy.
Author Unknown

And just for fun:
Mary had a little lamb
and when she saw it sicken
she sent it off to packingtown
and now it's labelled chicken.
Upton Sinclair, The Jungle

Keep it up, Cassie! 10 more days, I know you can do it!!

And one of my favorite quotes ever...........
“There is no such thing as a small miracle. A gym is a place of miracles where people do things they once thought impossible- lifting heavier, squeezing out one more rep, finding discipline and willpower they didn’t know they had. They’re amazed at how good they feel and look and carry their new power into the world. This is the miracle I wanted to give to the world.”
~Joe Wieder~.

Except in the case of Bev Francis, who carried her power into the world, only to have Weiders brother tell judges to score her low, and then personally tampered with her scorecard himself.

To view the ugly truth about Weiders spineless brother, rent or buy second hand, Pumping Iron II the Women.

Not to sound negative here, just saying .

As always, keep up the hard work misses, I can appreciate it is really hard to do this, but you can be so proud of yourself, as people like me are of you .

I've gone through life believing in the strength and competence of others; never in my own. Now, dazzled, I discovered that my capacities were real. It was like finding a fortune in the lining of an old coat. -John Mills
You continue to dazzle us Cassie!

When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly. -Edward Teller
You've taught yourself to fly girl, so don't be afraid to step out there!

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. -Gail Devers - (she's right up there with Steve Prefontain on my list of heroes)

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1850-1919

Keep your chin up, and your resolve strong, you're in the home stretch - you've got everything it takes already to complete this competition. Keep your positive outlook, you have done the work, you have earned your right to be on that stage and you WILL be beautiful, strong, confident and poised.

YOU ROCK!

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.

Bossman: Its the quote that I love. Frankly I don't know much about Joe Weider so don't have an opinion on him either way. I do love that quote though. I feel like that represents why I work so hard in the gym, and why I spend so much time helping others with their health and fitness goals. Thank you for your encouragement!

Les: Thanks for those quotes. Those are all GREAT!

Lynne: I LOVE Gail Devers. Huge fan of hers! Thanks for your kind words and inspiration!

LaReina: Girl youre the BEST and I'm so glad youre going to be there with me at my show. I can't even begin to tell you what a stress reliever it is to know that you're going to be there with me. I don't know if I'm looking forward more to the show or to getting to hang out with you and the fam.

Thank you everybody for your continued support, inspiration, encouragement, and friendship. You guys rock and you have no idea how much you've helped me get through these two competition preps!

Cassie

Um...just for all the Cassie Gose fans out there...in case you didn't know: today is the day, 26 years ago, that our Miss Cassie Anna Gose made her way into this world.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASSIE! I love ya, sis!

Happy Happy Birthday.......to my fellow M&M lover..... . Hope you have a truly wonderful day.

ooh! hbd!!

Totally agree with your interpretation of the quote. Certainly not trying to diss your reasons for it .

I might be speaking for some or all of the people here, but I will wish Cassie a fantastic day.

You know to be who you are today, a strong, healthy, well educated, engaged young Lady, knowing you've had emotional and physical issues, a long time ago in your past, truly is an amazing thing.

Whatever you have experienced, it has never stolen anything of the person you are today. People like you are a real blessing and a gift to this world, and a real impact on a lot of peoples lives. We see so much negativity in life and in the media today, we sometimes need to remind ourselves, that it isn't all bad, and that there are other people like us out there, and they don't come any better than you Cassie.

This young Lady, over the best part of 18 months, has given so many people, so much care, attention and a bit of her own Heart. She's been like a sister, Mother, confidente and a wonderful friend to so many people on here, and just been an absolute joy to have around.

I almost feel like in some ways, it's everyones birthday today, because we all have the gift of someone truly unique, special and amazing. Your courage is amazing, your athletic potential undeniable and your ability to be "human", is virtually second to none.

The coming 12 months, is something you deserve to experience, with the very best of times and with a lot of love, happiness, success and plenty of positive emotions.

This site would never be the same again with you misses, and I dont think any of us would be the same again, without you, you've just been such a fabulous ray of sunshine, and an inspiration to every single person you touch.

There has never been a single bad thing, I have ever been able to see with you, you are basically someone with such a pure, untainted inner self, and in this world, that's something that putting any value on, would be virtually impossible to do.

So maybe I speak for so many people here, but as a co-moderator, and someone who counts you as a dear friend, THANK YOU for every smile, kind word and moment of your valuable time you've given to others, to make a difference to so many people, probably 95%+ of whom you will never ever meet, but to me you always feel like you're yards down the road, or in the next room and everything you have done and continue to do, has always been appreciated greatly and with massive respect.

So I'll finish by wishing you a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I hope you continue to stick around here for a long time to come, because I'm sure we all want you, to continue be a part of something great and although I can't offer much, of course I offer you my continued friendship, understanding and support .

Have a great day, big smiles and all the very best for the coming future. You will be brilliant at your show, because last time you looked fantastic and I was as I always am, very, very proud of you and one day you WILL be a pro .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASSIE!!!!

Just for you......

Thanks for the happy birthday wishes everybody! And Nokie, thank you for the birthday cake. I had to force myself not to lick my computer screen when i saw that cake. That looks absolutely delicious!!! I wonder what flavor it is? I'm going to assume its chocolate peanut butter flavored just for fun!

Good luck this weekend. You are almost through with hell week!!!

Good luck this weekend. You are almost through with hell week!!!

Its next weekend darling. I'm almost ready to start hell week. 3 days til the torture begins, then 6 days of torture... I feel sorry for myself already.

Thanks for the good luck wish!

Oh my goodness. I'm sorry I'm exhausted today! I was at the gym this afternoon and I thought about that "Cassies comp is in 2 days! OMG!" yeah whoops. Okay. Please reread that post next thursday. Thanks, babe.

Oh my goodness. I'm sorry I'm exhausted today! I was at the gym this afternoon and I thought about that "Cassies comp is in 2 days! OMG!" yeah whoops. Okay. Please reread that post next thursday. Thanks, babe.

Will do! I actually wish it was only 2 days! I would give my right pinky finger to be that close to being done.