Recently I had a health scare. The kind of health scare that makes you think "I'm not ready to leave yet........there are things I haven't done........there is wine I haven't tasted (maybe that last one was just me!?). Happy to say I have had the all-clear but these things certainly make you re-evaluate your life.
When I first started this blog I was full of trepidation about getting fit and whether I would be able to complete the Monster Swim. After I had accomplished that goal I had a period where I felt I could achieve anything; then life threw me quite a few lemons - and some tomatoes, wrapped in tins!! Ouch!!! However, with the help of my wonderful family and friends, I survived and moved forwards. I got a job, which has had a huge impact on my life and how I see myself (thank you Hazel for your faith in me!) and I've made a raft of new friends. My recent health problems have made me realise though that I have lost my love of exercise and, with it, the confidence and love of my body that I had built up during my training. One of the things I have learned about myself over the last couple of years is that I need the "fear" of a challenge to motivate me into action and, as my brother Dondy once told me, "There is nothing more motivating than telling the world that you are going to do something. Once you have told everybody there is no going back!" So (big drum roll please) I am signing up for a Polar Swim on New Years Day in Salford Quays (to kick off 2017 in mermaid style) followed by the Humber Bridge Sportive in June and the Manchester Color Run in July. Last night I took a very, very deep breath and joined a local gym! It feels slightly ridiculous to be so nervous of something I once loved - particularly being nervous of putting the swimsuit on when I used to get changed in lochside car parks and not care at all. However I have taken the first step so it can only get easier right? (Cindy, you should feel free to shout out some motivating comments right about now!). This mermaid needs to get back to being her old confident self so I am going to be starting 2017 off swimming with Polar Bears!!!!! Who knows where this might lead........
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