A Little Help from Above

To give you a better idea of who I am as a whole, I will let you know that I do believe that life continues after we leave the Earth. I also have a strong faith in God & belief in angelic help as well. That being said, prior to my triathlon, a good friend of mine was giving me a mediumship reading. He brought through my cousin who was giving me some health and training advice. He also said that he saw angel wings with me when I ran. I wasn't "running" much at the time, but I gratefully took the symbolic message.

During the race their were a few times when my energy felt low and I questioned whether or not I should even be participating in the triathlon. Everytime I had a doubt I would see a butterfly. It would fly right in front of me. I would smile to myself. This wasn't an area full of flowers where I would expect an abundance of butterflies. It was a reminder to me of the "angel wings" & the help I had along the way if only I kept putting one foot in front of the other.

I have had to remind myself of that the past couple of weeks. I was all psyched to start the run training. I researched and bought my shoes. Found a run/walk plan that seemed set for me and started out. I tried to heed the advice to run properly, landing on your heel and rolling up. My shins didn't seem to agree with this method. I tried on pavement as well as the treadmill. Both were pretty painful. If I run on the balls of my feet I seem to do better, but I am concerned about starting out wrong and risking injury in the future. I have gone back to walking for now. The good thing about this, is that it has pushed me to contact a coach. She is currently finishing her racing season, but I hope to hook up with her for some off season training by the end of the month. In the meantime I have been guided to some really beautiful nature walks & open water swims. I may not be moving as quickly as expected, but I am still going forward.

Be well. Have fun!