It is all in the Finish!

Starting strong is Good but finishing strong is EPIC!  Our lives are broken up into seasons and periods and whether we like it or not, there are times when circumstances change and we go down a different path from that which we started on.  This may apply to early years at school where the course of study we choose ends up being far removed from the job we one day occupy.  It may be that the sports we were good at growing up turns out not to be the game we truly enjoy or excel at.  You could have a history of dating blonde's and end up marrying a brunette!  It does not mean that the way we start is not important because I think that it is. Everything remains a learning curve and the experiences we go through in every season of our lives only enhances the chance of finishing better when the time is right.  Ahead of the Comrades Marathon this weekend it may be apt to use the race as an example, in the sense of when starting to train to accomplish the race we build up slowly from the distance of 10km to 21km and then onto the marathon distance.  We may find that we are excellent over the shorter distances and we are better suited to the distance, but if we want to get to the end of a Comrades, we need to be able to train our body to cope with the pain and suffering it will endure over 90km.  In life too we have occasions when we endure unexpected hardships and also time of unprecedented favour.  If we are resilient enough to keep training, despite the fact that we are built to stop at 10km or 21km, then the finish that awaits us after 90km will be epic indeed.  It means that we may have to wait much longer for the result than we want, but in the waiting there is learning and experiences that you will never forget and the time is certainly not wasted.  For example in running circles once you have a conquered the Comrades, somehow running a 10km or 21km does not seem that difficult anymore.  The fact is that we get chances in life to rectify mistakes and to finish a phase of our life stronger and more prepared, so we need to take the opportunity when it presents itself.  Remember that the finish is what we strive for and not just a good start otherwise we may end up missing the epic finish we want and deserve.