Fundraise, eat, sleep, run, repeat...
This
weekend myself and my wonderful teacher, friend Rachel held a yoga fundraiser
at her beautiful and uplifting yoga studio here in Wollongong, Ray Of Light. All In
support of the marathon im taking part in in 11 days in Cambodia ( squeal) for the charity Holding Out Hope (for those who want to know more here is my inspiring and informative fundraising Video)
Rach suggested that we put together a class centered around hope linked in
with readings from my blog as well as
emotive and uplifting music and sealed with my voice singing the class through
meditation. Following this we gave the class a beautiful homemade Indian meal
made by our partners. It was magical and I am still reeling from it.
My heart
feels so full and i have so much faith and love for human kindness. Yes! Hence
why my words are falling to the page, my thoughts on how incredible we are all,
how much beauty and love there is around us when we look to see it.
The
energy in that room was magical and moving, some wonderful ladies had seen the
event randomly on facebook and drove an hour to attend. Amazing amazing
amazing. Thank you social media and thank god to being born in the age of it.
We rasied
$520 that evening and I couldn’t have been more made up, the fact that all 4 of
us just got stuck into something and look what was created? It was no great
strife to do it yet the result will genuinely help towards changing lives. Imagine what would happen if we all took a little time out to do something we were passionate about? my dad always said that if we all spent 5 minutes a day on something we wanted to change we would change the world. He is so right.
I can feel
quite uncomfortable at times like this, I am so fortunate. Im living in a
beautiful country, a beautiful town with amazing people. Im going to another country
to compete in an amazing challenge. See a different country. How am I so
blessed? How it is that I can have all this in my life yet other people are
being blown up in other countries? Yet we are living these completely different
lives alongside each other? They didn’t ask to be there like I didn’t ask to be
here. It just happened, it wasn’t a choice. We were born into it. It blows my
mind. I am so aware of the things I have, it just makes me want to give give
give. That is the only way I can comprehend or sit consciously with the great
things I have. So after a beautiful birthday on Friday the fundraiser was the
perfect yang to the ying.
Im tired,
i hurt a lot as does my whole body most days. Christ I just had no idea how
draining and crazy this marathon would make me feel. Its unexplainable. I have
missed a good few runs the last few weeks and my confidence has been knocked
with self doubt creeping at my door.. thankfully marathon runners blogs have
helped me realise that most of what I am experiencing is totally normal and
expected having put your body through such an ordeal. Thank god for the
internet and thank god for blogging, im sat nodding at the screen to other
peoples words and feeling them speaking to me personally in comfort that I am
not alone.
A week
today I will be a marathon runner. Amaze. Just got to keep on pushing through
and listen to that inner flame of belief that will burn out any lingering self -doubt.
The world
is a crazy place. We are all on this crazy journey. This weekend it felt great
to have a positive impact in some small way on the world.
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