Quote of the day

"Your gut is your inner compass. Whenever you have to consult with other people for an answer, you're headed in the wrong direction."

Guess where I am?

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu




It feels great to be home.
I didn't realise how much I missed my family until a couple of nights ago. I was invited for dinner in Orlando by a wonderful family called the Margiotta's. Who were warm welcoming and pleasure to meet.

I strongly believe nothing is by coincidence. I became accquainted with the family because I rented an apartment from them during my last stint in Orlando. In great Joice fashion I threw caution to the wind, went on line with a vague google search to look for an apartment that I could move into in 48 hours as I had decided at short notice to return to Orlando. Several were booked and then I found this link

No I was not in the St Andrews. lol I stayed at the Vista Cay apartment. The apartment was great and the interior design was fab. It really was a home away from home and I hope to stay there again soon. So hint hint if your looing for a good place to stay in Orlando :)

So Im back in London and I did the rounds visiting my family as I always do. It feels good to be home.

Friends...................How many of us have them?

This is for my TRUE friends. They know who thet are..............Just wanted to let you know I love you and thanks.

Jx

A friend
by: stacy

A friend is someone whose love will disappoint you seldom
One whom won't wear out their welcome
But will insist on you to wear out your own
Anytime their shoulder is needed for loan
A friend does not steal, but is one who borrows
Returning favors in times of sorrows
A friend does not ask in greed
But lends a helping hand indeed
A friend knows when to say, "i'm sorry"
And is always willing to accept your apology
A friend's love is meek and modest
One who doesn't judge which is most modest
A friend's love is forever and humble
One who'll always be there when you stumble
I consider you my friend today
Because you've met the essentials in every way
Thank-you for never leading me astray.

Few days off from practice

I have a couple days off from practice as we have been on it hard this week.

I think this quote sums it up



'Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow'. ~Douglas Pagels

Sharpie and a shoelace

Why is it that the simplest of things can turn everything around?




Now I never thought coming back to Orlando was going to be a picnic with Brooks. After all its not like I have been racing to the potential that he sees in me. In one of my previous post I discribed this time back as being dragged over hot coals. Lets just say its been pretty close. Brooks is a very intelligent man, vocabulary (some times blue) out of this world. So just imagine when he goes silent on you and all you get are side eyes and huffing and puffing. (Not good).

I raced again this weekend and it was more of the same piss poor average times that I have been producing.

Yesterdays Post Audit race meeting with comments that were warranted by Brooks were delivered. And then IT happened. Tino my training partner and I likend it to an epithany.

A simple track side conversation with Brooks during the session, with him discribing what he was looking for with a Sharpie pen and a shoelace seems to have given me that light bulb feeling.





Hmmmmmmmmm you might say. I say whatever it takes to get the point across.

Well let me tell you Brooks gave me two stars last night. lol Im used to getting rocks. lol

So I'm off to practice in a few minutes to see if I have managed to retain what I now understand to be spriniting.

All I can say is better this side of Olympic Trials than never.
Jx