I have every faith in you. You CAN do it!!!!! Run at your pace, don't worry about time, keep your mind focused on your goal. You will be fine. Your Dad is with you girl...
You are in my thoughts today and I'm rooting for you!!
Good luck my dear! Hope your legs are not aching too much, treat yourself to a hot bubble bath and please tell us all about the marathon when you've recovered! (hugs)
Hey everyone thank you. I did finish the marathon in a respectable time. Unfortunately I was in a car accident on the way home from the marathon, a girl was speeding, clipped another car, lost control of her SUV and slammed into me, spun me around, then jumped a curb and hit a tree. I am okay, no broken bones or lacerations, but sore and tired now on both my top and bottom halves. Just what I needed after running a marathon! Luckily I have some good meds but need some time to recover. Thank you for your well wishes I shall let you know soon how it all went.
congratulations Becca, I'm so proud of you. I'm sorry to hear about the accident, and relieved to hear that you weren't involved in anything more serious. My thoughts are with you...
It's a tough life lesson that when you try to be more loving, forgiving and in greater harmony with those around you, you will discover that someone you have feelings for, like and care about turns out to be a person capable of doing awful, despicable, unjust things. Your trust is betrayed. If you think you are justified responding with anger, hate, disgust, public shaming and bringing justice for their actions, well... you are. Totally justified. And people encourage you to do all of these things. But you know: this is not who you are trying to be. You could never again be a person who didn't do those things. When someone breaks your heart and trust, don't break your own soul. They aren't worth your soul. Justice comes of its own accord, in its own time. It's not up to me anymore. When you reach for the capacity to be more loving, turns out you might have to learn that by learning to forgive in your heart (but not your actions) those whose poor choices adversel...
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I have every faith in you. You CAN do it!!!!! Run at your pace, don't worry about time, keep your mind focused on your goal. You will be fine. Your Dad is with you girl...
You are in my thoughts today and I'm rooting for you!!
Jenn
Get well soon.
I'm so glad to hear you're ok! I'll send good thoughts your way and hope you feel better soon.
-Damien