Bishop: Larry Spates's Blog – August 2012 Archive (22)

Cause and effect is as absolute and undeviating in the hidden realm of thought as in the world of visible and material things. Mind is the master weaver, both of the interior garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance

James Allen

Gabby Douglas, Catapulted into the Americanconsciousness Thursday night with a transcendent performance in the women's all-around, the crown jewel of the Olympics gymnastics program.

The bubbly athlete danced, tumbled and flung her way to the gold medal and into history two days after leading the United States to its first team goal medal in 16 years.

Hardly…