{"id":2036,"date":"2011-05-20T16:08:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T20:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susansenator.com\/blog\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2011-05-20T16:08:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T20:08:52","slug":"special-olympics-a-paean-to-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/susansenator.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/special-olympics-a-paean-to-perfection\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Olympics: A Paean to Perfection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.specialolympics.org\/CBS_human_highlight-reel_long.aspx?msource=SpiritMay11&amp;tr=y&amp;auid=8386483\">Special Olympics<\/a> is not perfect, but it never claimed to be.\u00a0 In fact, the beauty of SO is that it began without a plan, just an idea in one mom&#8217;s backyard.\u00a0 Aimed at people who also were thought to be far from perfect, SO has taught me that the only place we find perfection is in love, acceptance, and doing our best.\u00a0 Click on the link and you will feel it, too.<\/p>\n<div 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data-image-title=\"DSC_2470\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nat wins the gold in the 25 meter relay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/susansenator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_2470.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/susansenator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_2470.jpg?fit=1000%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2037\" title=\"DSC_2470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/susansenator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_2470.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/susansenator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_2470.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/susansenator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_2470.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nat wins the gold in the 25 meter relay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Olympics is not perfect, but it never claimed to be.\u00a0 In fact, the beauty of SO is that it began without a plan, just an idea in one mom&#8217;s backyard.\u00a0 Aimed at people who also were thought to be far from perfect, SO has taught me that the only place we find perfection is 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