I'm still running...
Awhile back i wrote a post titled Run until i finish...and later, i reposted it again. I'm still in that race fam...still in it. Life just won't let me quit.
I remember in High School when i first began to run track they started me on the Mile. I hated running the mile. I wanted to run short races, fast races, but my coach wasn't hearing me...and so the mile i ran. I always started off good, up there with the pack, but by the second lap i started to fall behind, and by the third i was always in the back. By the fourth lap i was ready to quit, give it up...i mean, why go on...clearly i would not be the victor...so what was the point of finishing the race? My coach would shout from the sidelines..."Don't give up! Finish the race!" At that time it made no sense to me, why? I was a loser. I had lost. But i would drum up all the energy i had to complete the race...to cross the finish line...not for me...but for the team...because he explained to me about the point system...and how, even when i thought i was losing, i was contributing.
Isn't this how life is fam? God tells us to not quit...to continue to run...even our small winnings, or horrible defeats contribute to the world and who we are and who we are meant to be. I haven't stopped running since...i will never stop, not today, not tomorrow...I'm in the race of my life...always looking at victory, always aiming to win...and WIN i will.
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Run on, Miz. Run on!
This sounded like me in high school running the mile. I was fast, but not fast enough to win the short races. Then when it came to distance, I could go the distance, but that was about it. I was either last or next to last. I always hated that, but I never stopped running.
that's a great way to look at things! : )
Last night, unable to sleep, I ran through your archives from the past year. Judging by those reads and this read I'd co-sign the fact that Diane Dorce isn't a quitter. Your are such a strong-winded person.
Man, just from reading your post and Rich's post about Nikki, I felt really really sad. Life is so real. So real.
@Chris - thanks my man...i will.
@Rich - i know Rich, i was the same way, but by the time i was a senior i was running hurdles...loved it, but then again i didn't get good until the end of the season, lol. I went on to run in college, but quit after one week.
@Vixenchick -thanks little lady.
@Don - yeah, it has been a hell of a year for me and my family, but we are making it through. Life is so precious and Nikki's passing just reminded us of that.
Miz, there was a hidden message in your post. I once was a track coach.
Two stories: I coached my daughter and other children. Of course I wanted her to be the fastest girl alive, but she was not. In her first race (100m), she got buck naked last. In her second (race 200m) she got next to last. After about a week or so,, we all agreed that she wasn't fast but she was strong. Like you, she had the heart to continue. She moved up to distance races and went to UK on a track scholarship.
If a kid was destine to be near the back of the pack or last, I would tell them to beat somebody. The whole team could be seen standing on the sidelines telling our runner to "beat somebody" or "here they come, don't get last". Man, you should have seen the joy on the runner face when they beat somebody.
So, even in coming in last or near last, we beat "doubt" and plant a seed of conviction to continue the race. Someone may be behind us(our children). , learning through our struggles.
Carey/Carey - yep i was the one they were screaming at "to beat somebody", lmao...and i tried and i did, "coming in last" was not an option. I loved what you said...
we beat "doubt" and plant a seed of conviction to continue the race. (i think i will print this out and add it to my collection of inspirational quotes i have near my pc.) thanks for sharing.
Excellent post. I'm tired so I don't have much to add, but, I'm running the same race. We'll keep each other motivated.
I'm glad to know I have such great people in this race with me. I needed to read this today, because I am under some extreme stress and sometimes I want to just quit. But I know that's not God's master plan so I'm going to keep pushing.
@LoudPen - we will gurl, most definitely!
@The F$%K it List - gurl i hear you...keep on pushing, i know you got it in ya! I do!
This was really beautiful.
Hey Kit - thanks so much!
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I absolutely love the post! It speaks volumes. Those words that your teacher shouted to you across the field were powerful, weren't they? To the point that you still remember that. I love it! It's everyday life that we live. You may not have been able to keep up in the beginning, but with perseverance, that all changes - for the better. Wonderful. This is one of those posts that I put in an email to my friends outside the blogosphere so they can hear the "TRUTH" too.
Thank you,
Traci
I came to your post by way of Don @ Minus the Bars and so happy I did.
Peace,
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