Be Not Afraid: Across the Years
If you can’t beat fear….just start scared. Being afraid is a natural instinct. Its an evolutionary protection that that steers us away from dangerous situations. I start each race with fear. At the beginning the fear is of the known. I’ve been at these races, and I very much know the world of hurt I’m about to put my body and mind through. I know I will face hardships, and I very clearly know that I may not make it to the finish line. That fear dissipates when I get to put my feet to the course. It’s funny how, almost in revelation form, I let that feeling of fear grow into a feeling of gratitude. Incrementally, I begin to realize that I’m somewhere beautiful. I recognize that I am strong, and that my endless training has kept me competitive in this sport for over a decade. I learn to accept my here and now and, to deal with what is put in front of me. I drop my effin excuses, and realize that is all fear is. A few days after Christmas, I flew