This weekend me and my husband did a 21.1 km run in our home town. We were so excited and a bit nerves but so we packed our car on Friday and went on our way. Saturday morning we got ready for the event.
For this 21.1 km we had practice the last 8 weeks. Every day wasn't easy, their were days that I wanted to quit but what helped me was my partner and my husband, because my husband started running to do it with me. Some days it was so hot the road melted, other days it rained but still we went to run. If it was my off day my children would ask why were not running today? The fun part is that my children started running with me, it's only a few steps but it's part of the fun. There were days that I wanted to quit but then I remind myself why I am doing this and that I have a goal.
We started our race with thousands of other people. You could feel the excitement in the air. Their were a group of people with music instruments and whistle that help a lot of people through the race. It made you just want to run and keep on going. There were about 4 km left before I was finished. At that stage I was running alone. I was trying to motivate myself just to finish, it was then that I realized that life is the same with our children. We want to see them exceed in life and live their dreams. We want them not to quit even if life's pressure is pushing them in a certain direction. We have to help them to see the end goal. What do they want to accomplish in school, in high school and then when they are our age?
The best part af this race for me was when I got to the end my two girls with my mom was waiting for me. It melted away all the tiredness, I forgot the part that my feet was so saw. I just could hear them cheering me on to the end and their excitement of seeing me finishing. Just for this moment it was worth it.
It's the same when you go through life and with our children we are their to cheer them on to motivate them to keep on and not look back. If their is a hill to face, to help them through it. At the end the satisfaction of completing something they thought not possible will change their heart and they will want to face the next thing in life.
When we quit we feel worthless, we feel like a disappointment we want to disappear instead of getting up and try again.
About 8 years ago I was very sick and the doctor's told me that for the rest of my life I will have to be on medication. They told me that I can only have one child and never be able to run again. But this didn't stop me I wanted to fight because I had a purpose and a goal. Today I have 2 girls and I'm running like their is no tomorrow. I'm not on medication anymore and healthy as can be. Through prayer, excercise and a awesome husband and children this made me not to quit.
I am teaching my girls the same. We have this thing in our house: " You can not say you can't do something if you didn't try." That is how my 2 girls do most of the things and they are making a difference between their friends as well. If they see we believe in them they will believe in themselves. It made it easy for me to know someone is believing in me.
Don't quit, because if you are still breathing you have a purpose and a plan. We owe it to our children.
