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26/9/2017

Keep Going. Sometimes that's all it takes :)

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“You didn't come this far to only come this far”

These words have been resonating with me over the past week. Life is a forward motion, or at least it should be, I feel. There were times on my recent cycle from London to Paris where I felt low, it felt tough, I felt like I had overestimated my capability and being wet, tired and cold didn't help.

It was during these times when I would tell myself “THIS is why you decided to do this!”.
I wanted to challenge my limits, mentally. It was the mental challenge that had inspired me to do this. These were my limits at that point and I was pushing them. I reminded myself of all the things I had been through mentally before. I told myself that 'the body achieves what the mind believes' so get on with it!

It was a beautiful experience! I spent a lot of my time on the bike reflecting on how I had got to that point, realising how far I had come and of course, wondering if I would dry out before the next rainstorm!

I would growl to myself “why on EARTH are you doing this?!” and then chuckle as I responded with “Because of THESE moments, now come on, dig deep!”

Being out there on a long stretch of open road, seeing a thunderstorm rolling towards you. Realising you have to keep pedalling into the distance as far as you can see, doing so and getting drenched as the thunder rain rolls in. The mix of emotion right then is exhilaration. It made me high. My little legs were going round and round like crazy, fuelled by determination against the weather and excitement at feeling so incredibly alive in the moment!

On this ride I was acutely aware of the parallel with life, and for me, life is a mixture of good and bad, ups and downs, happy and sad, success and failure. We might not like it, we might try to avoid the bits we don't like but it's the embracing of all of this that makes us a deeper, better developed person.

I thought about my anxiety. For me, one of the best ways to overcome it was to stop running from the emotions, turn and feel them. Let them wash over you and realise that just as the waves wash over the sand, so the feelings wash over you. Life is bigger than what we feel. At risk of sounding weird, we are nothing, and yet we are everything.

As with my bike ride, I rode on. So with life, I move on. Through all the ups and downs, the Sun and rain. Just keep going.

You have not come this far to only come this far. Don't stop now. Life beckons to you, allow yourself to move through life like the river moves through the landscape. Breathe and keep going.

So, what's next? ;)


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Lynn link
26/9/2017 12:26:48 pm

Just lovely. I needed to read this today. 💕

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Jason Burlew link
26/9/2017 06:52:09 pm

Very timely, well written article. Thank you.

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Sarah Vickers link
27/9/2017 08:46:24 am

Thank you Jason! That's good to hear :)

Sarah Vickers link
27/9/2017 08:44:59 am

Thank you Lynn, good to know my words were of help to you :)

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Ian Clarke link
26/9/2017 02:28:47 pm

Beautifully written article. Life throws the kitchen sink at us but others depend and look up to us for guidance and support, so we must keep going for their sake.

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Sarah Vickers link
27/9/2017 08:48:05 am

Thanks Ian, very true. Sometimes knowing that others are looking to us for guidance and support can be a great motivator and help us to keep things in perspective.

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ciara link
28/9/2017 09:25:18 am

Nice to read something positive this morning, reminds me of all the times I pushed on with something and had brilliant results.

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Monika link
1/10/2017 05:39:54 pm

Oh this is so inspiring... and the parallel with life - so well said. So true! Thanks so much for sharing this xx

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John Mulindi link
2/10/2017 08:50:55 am

Very inspirational tips. Thanks for sharing.

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