I am thrilled! I successfully walked the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon. 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 along the way.

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 desire was accepted by my subconscious mind. And they began to work as a team for me to successfully complete the Los Angeles Marathon 2009.

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 the marathon,”  it was stiff and painful. However, giving up was not an option.

Marathon morning, I arrived downtown Los Angeles and was very excited, but apprehensive. The crowd, the camaraderie, the atmosphere, I loved being there. I felt  like a kid going to Disney land for the first time. I had my i Pod, my son had filled it with an eclectic set of music and I brought along some topical ointment (Icy Hot) to massage into my leg.

The horn went off, my heart fluttered, and with hundreds of other eager participants, I started out on my 26.2 miles walk. The first 5 miles were relatively easy and I called my son to share this with him. The night before, I told him I was going to call after each 5 mile increment, something to keep me focused and motivated. This was my first and only call to my son. I realized that I did not need to make that call to keep me motivated. I focused on my intention and the NOW experience of the marathon.

I began to experience intense pain in my right knee as we came into the 6 mile stretch.

I closed my eyes and gave myself 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 all 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.

As I continued on this journey, I was filled with unbelievable joy and then I started to compare my self to the other participants…In my eyes, I was the slowest walker on the road, everyone was passing me…young, old, short, tall, skinny, over weight, underweight…(bleep) I thought, I am s – l – o – w. Then my positivity kicked in STOP! I said to myself, it’s not about them, it’s about you. (sometimes comparison can  kill your joy)

I allowed the eclectic set of music on the iPod to energize me. I paid attention to the hundreds of friendly, supportive, men, women and children along the way. They were from all walks of life, from different neighborhoods, different ethnic backgrounds. All unified on this day, all getting along. How incredible awesome is this? Am I the only one who sees the positive social implications of this event?  There were people going through neighborhoods, that on any other occasion they would not be caught dead in. I forgot my pain, I was in the moment and I was loving it.

I disconnected from the pain in my mind… I focused on my breathing, allowed myself to enjoy all of the experiences and see all of the life lessons that were being revealed. There was entertainment, volunteers gave you water, strangers encouraged you and told you how well you were doing and yes, you will make it  WOW! I am getting exited and smiling from the memory.

I began visualizing being at  the finish line and repeated to my self intermittently… “mind over matter,” “mind over matter,” “mind over matter,”from mile 10 to mile 26.2 AND

8:45 hrs later, I had completed the Los Angeles marathon 2009 (with two brief bathroom stops) – for me, a historic event. Woo Hoo! Yes! I did it.

I was filled with awe, pride and joy. Yes, I did it, I did it, I did it! Woo Hoo again and again. Anything is possible, if only we believe.

Other resources:

William james

Wikipedia

The great illusion

Mind over matter race

Mind over matter nyc

Video:

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

What challenges did you overcome when the odds were against you? What tool or resource did you use for this great feat? Let’s continue the conversation in the comments section. My shameless request – Please share this article to your friends and the world and by the way why don’t you subscribe to my blog, I would so appreciate it. Thanks!

To your exponential success!

Adalia@claimyourconfidencenow.com

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