Wednesday 2 January 2013

RACE-WALKING AS AN IDEA, THEN AS FACT

Out of something negative or unexpected there can appear something new, a brand new idea, a change of perspective. Having recovered from my injury in my left thigh, I got another one in my right foot (I guess I got it once I fell down when running, one day I wasn't feeling very well). One day the pain didn't let me continue jogging, I started walking faster and faster, until the idea of race-walking came to my mind. I liked the experience and today, feeling I could go back into doing exercise, I went for race-walking. In fact, I don't think I'm able to run again yet.
Creativity can help to ease some pain or, at least, see it differently, and get other abilities and learn something about oneself. It's like when I became ambidextrous "thanks to" a fracture in my right arm (Nov. 2010). The key is in the attitude as well, in the willingness to give a chance to new ideas, to different actions, no matter if they might be difficult, hard or be seen as odd by others. The point is being able to get something useful or positive out of some hardship or negative situation.

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