Day 80 – OnePinky Student Shines, Part 2
Drum Roll Please.
The answer is revealed now…Kathleen shares the rest of her story…and how swimming makes her heart sing.
(for those of you who have no idea what I am referring to, go back and read yesterday’s post on Day 70, OnePinky Student Shines, Part 1.
Kathleen went off to her beloved pool and started her swim. It’s her practice to check her watch starting with the first lap so she gets an idea of what kind of pace she’s on. She noticed right off the bat that she was about 2 seconds faster that normal. She then checked her watch at the 6-lap mark and again noticed a lower time than usual. That’s when she thought she might have a very good swim that night. By the time Kathleen made it to the half-mile point, she realized that it was actually possible, if she kept up this pace, and didn’t lose focus, that she could indeed break the 30 minute mark. She swam that last half-mile repeating to herself, “Seize The Day” and “Eyes on the Prize”. When she finally made it to the end and reached up to stop her timer, she was rewarded with the number 29:55. She was proud and happy that she had achieved something that had once seemed so out of reach.
As I said earlier, Kathleen swims mainly for the joy of it. She feels she will never give up swimming again (On her business card, under her name, it says “swimmer”). And that her commitment to it, in spite of the fact that she’s not as fast as she was 20 years ago, rewarded her with a sense of accomplishment that will never go away.
So swim on Kathleen…I am so proud of you. 
:):)
And to all of us, move today in honor and reverence for our bodies. They matter, they count and they deserve to be moved and stretched.
As I always like to say, we came out of the womb kicking and moving.
The body knew what it wanted and needed right at birth.
Sending you Peace, Love and Movement.
XO, Laura
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