I remember when I started this whole walking to Sydney thing. It was the 1 October 2013 and I was really going through some self esteem issues. What ever it was I was doing at the time didn't seem to be making me feel up lifted. It was probably one of those 'Art Gallery ' moments I may have written about before.
I could see my life and what it was worth or what I wanted it to be worth but never really connecting with it. You know the feeling? You're allow to go behind the rope in front of the painting. In fact you've been giving permission but there's a rope and no matter how much you've been told you have every right to get closer to the painting, you can't bring yourself to ignore the rope.
So I was having one of those moment and I just wanted to move from the setting I was in.
That was when I did the list of what I could do with my life. I spontaneously just wrote down, 'Walk to Sydney'. Now this has become something I just have to do. Plus I felt in order for me to be become great, I had to do great. Not because I have tickets on myself and want to big note myself but just to feel like I can achieve what I set out to do and maybe on the way, encourage other people to do the same no matter how big or small the goal is.
It got me thinking on my training walk today about where my motivation was and why it is I am doing this walk. And it really did boils down to, 'To be great, do great'. I want that to be something I aspire to for my life and what I leave my daughters and how I want people to see me.
I am not famous and I am not really that different from most people. We all want a sense of belonging, a sense of connection and a sense of purpose in our lives. This walk I think it just a small part. So this walk was the beginning of wanting all of that for my life because I wasn't feeling like I was moving forward or going anywhere.
A walk is such a simple thing. We put 1 foot in front of the other and we are off. But it has become so much bigger for me. I am actually achieving and striving for something in my life.
It may only be a small part of my life but it has so far played such a big part of my life too.
I could see my life and what it was worth or what I wanted it to be worth but never really connecting with it. You know the feeling? You're allow to go behind the rope in front of the painting. In fact you've been giving permission but there's a rope and no matter how much you've been told you have every right to get closer to the painting, you can't bring yourself to ignore the rope.
So I was having one of those moment and I just wanted to move from the setting I was in.
That was when I did the list of what I could do with my life. I spontaneously just wrote down, 'Walk to Sydney'. Now this has become something I just have to do. Plus I felt in order for me to be become great, I had to do great. Not because I have tickets on myself and want to big note myself but just to feel like I can achieve what I set out to do and maybe on the way, encourage other people to do the same no matter how big or small the goal is.
It got me thinking on my training walk today about where my motivation was and why it is I am doing this walk. And it really did boils down to, 'To be great, do great'. I want that to be something I aspire to for my life and what I leave my daughters and how I want people to see me.
I am not famous and I am not really that different from most people. We all want a sense of belonging, a sense of connection and a sense of purpose in our lives. This walk I think it just a small part. So this walk was the beginning of wanting all of that for my life because I wasn't feeling like I was moving forward or going anywhere.
A walk is such a simple thing. We put 1 foot in front of the other and we are off. But it has become so much bigger for me. I am actually achieving and striving for something in my life.
It may only be a small part of my life but it has so far played such a big part of my life too.
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