Tags
affirmations, becoming a better me, conquering the self, endurance, Finish Line, inner child, inspiration, perseverance, positive thinking, Quotes on Running, Running, spirituality, The Book of Hebrews, victory, writing
“I can do this, I got this..I’m proud of you,”
is what I tell myself as I nervously get into position at the starting line. I look ahead, to what appears to be my inner child standing at the finish line. Before I am able to process what I’ve just seen, she blows the whistle…I take off.
My pace finds harmony within my breath. My heartbeat sets the tempo for each step. I am enjoying this energy and the will in between each motion. The background cheering is now brought to the forefront, and now my focus is interrupted with the wonder of who the audience is rooting for, yet I don’t see anyone in my peripheral.
As I reach the finish line, I look behind only to find no one there. I search the onlookers for familiar eyes, I cry out when I recognize each face to be a younger version of mine, throughout my many stages in life.
I point to them and shout, “We did it!!” The crowd roars, I laugh as I scoop up my inner child into my arms. I kiss her and express how beautiful she is.
I smile as I realize that training for this race was never about competing others for the prize,
rather the conquering of me.
“……and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” ~Hebrews 12:1
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” ~William Faulkner
“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” ~Joe Paterno
“Don’t fear moving slowly forward…fear standing still.” ~Kathleen Harris
Related articles
- Track star hailed for sportmanship after helping struggling competitor across the finish line (foxnews.com)
- A Few More Steps (warriorfortruthandcoffee.wordpress.com)
Candid Concourse 
Wonderful! You have put feet and flesh on an important teaching for us!
Thank you!
Love this and so true, we are not competing against others…well written
thank you Boomie!
Wonderful thoughts on monday morning.
Love – “I laugh as I scoop up my inner child into my arms. I kiss her and express how beautiful she is.”
Wow, I love your story and the images they evoke. I am such a competitive person and hate being beaten. I have truly never thought about the fact that in my race, the one He has set before me, is my own. It belongs to no other. No one but me is running it nor will anyone buy myself receive the reward He has prepared for me at it’s finish. It is between He and myself and I will cry out “We did it.” So often as Believers we strive with each other not realizing that as we run the race, and we strive to finish well there are fellow racers but they don’t race against us but with us. Love, Love, Love the thoughts you have given me to ponder over. Blessings to you!
Thank you! I recall times that I’ve looked to people on the side of me with envy instead of trusting that I was exactly where I needed to be for the moment. The race definitely symbolized focusing on becoming a better me…the faces in the crowd resembled my past to remind me that I’ve come a long way…thank you again. Healing & Blessings
I love this. Beautiful imagery and a nice way to love yourself.
I loved that. I thought it was written so well, very descriptive.
good read.
beautiful thoughts..!!
loved the lines “I smile as I realize that training for this race was never about competing others for the prize,rather the conquering of me.”
I seem to always be in competition with the former me, and the me I strive to become…a daily struggle. thanks for reading!
tat’s the true spirit…!
v hv 2 monitor our growth wid ourselves.. our purpose shall b 2 develop our own self… & not 2 defeat others.
ur words reflect ur beautiful heart..!!
m njoying ur posts..
thank you!! after a long period of reflection, I’m glad to be back at wordpress