I am thrilled! I successfully walked the Los Angeles Marathon 2009. This will be  another anchor to reflect on when I question my ability to succeed at something in the future. There were so many life lessons and AHA moments along the way.  It is impossible to write about them in one post.

Six months ago, I set my intention powerfully in my mind . I became aware of my physical challenges.  I accepted where I was and took action to make my dream a reality.

With confidence, I began  weight training 4 days per week and did different levels of walking six days per week and  shed 50 pounds of excess baggage.

Most important – I had the most powerful team (my conscious and subconscious mind) working together to bring my dream to fruition.

Through self hypnosis I broke through my critical mind  and accessed  my subconscious mind. I informed my subconscious of my intention and through repetition, my conscious and subconscious desire became one and the same.

I injured my knee in February  (probably because I did not have a personal trainer). I will talk about that in another post.  I had to put my training on hold.

My doctor recommended physical therapy ( it did not help). I resumed training a month later and my knee continued to be a painful issue but I kept my intention in my mind.

On the night before the marathon,  my leg said to me, “Adalia, we are not going to do the marathon,” as it was stiff and painful. However, giving up was not an option.

Marathon morning, I arrived downtown Los Angeles and was excited yet apprehensive. I brought some topical ointment (Icy Hot) to massage into my leg.

The horn went off and I started out on my 26.2 miles walk. The first 5 miles were relatively easy. I began to experience some intense pain as we came into the 6 mile stretch.

I closed my eyes and took three deep cleansing breaths and  connected to  the infinite wisdom of the universe and asked for guidance and the universe replied,  “Adalia, you have said time and time again that we do not realize how powerful our minds are. Now practice what you preach and walk!”

It  also allowed me to remember a news event that happened several months ago. Four friends were on the ocean  fishing and the boat capsized. They fell overboard. The only survivor held on to the boat for two days before he was rescued. He said he focused on living not dying.

When I compared my pain to his experience,  I realized that my challenge was insignificant. I simply needed to disconnect my thoughts from my pain and connect my thoughts to the finish line

I focused on my breathing, visualized being at  the finish line and repeated to my self intermittently… “mind over matter” from mile 6 to mile 26.2 AND

Viola, I completed the marathon (with only two brief bathroom stops) in  8.45 hrs. Woo Hoo! Yes! I did it.

Your mind is exponentially powerful.Simply Allow it to work daily for your success.

Thought Stimulator:  What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.  – Napoleon Hill