So exactly 1 year ago, I walked right into a swimming marathon competition and it was one of the best "accidental moments" of my life. I was deciding whether to join a yoga competition for many weeks then because I've participated the year before. Part of me really wanted to see my progress for my second year of practice. But I wasn't attached or practicing at any affiliated studio at that time. It was absolutely necessary and my schedule did not permit me to come home early to do that. So that Saturday morning, just two days before the yoga competition's deadline, I felt like taking a long walk to the swimming complex near my house and go for a swim and it was a really uncanny and unusual decision because I'd never deliberately plan to carry out my physical routines on a crowded weekend outdoors.
It was always over the quiet weekdays between Monday to Fridays. Period. But I knew it was an inspired action, so I went ahead anyway. When I arrived at the entrance, the entire complex was sealed off. There was a charity event going on, hence the 3-hour marathon was organized to attract sponsors. I guess it was no accident that I walked right into another one and I was given 2 choices. I either sign up and join the competition to enter the pool as a competitor, or I had to turn around and go back home and not be allowed to have my swim that day. When I say I took a "long walk", I really meant it in a literal way. I've taken a whole 45-minutes walk to reach there. So of course the choice was pretty obvious. I even bought new goggles the day before! I haven't swam with goggles since I was 10 because I always thought it jammed my eye sockets too much that I'd much rather swim with my head above water or attempt to breathe under it like a fish. I can see now that buying that pair of (really expensive) goggles was part of the plan and sign from the universe.
This was pre-paved before I even realized that the manifestation was taking place, so how could I possibly turn around? At first thought, it came across a little daunting for a fleeting moment because there was a full range of categories for seniors, men, women, and even children all swimming in one pool. I think I was more resistant about the amount of germs inside the pool that day, more so than countering the fear of competing. I've done a lot of other sports back in school so it wasn't something new or unfamiliar to me. My teacher would always sign me up for every event during Sports day back in school. But this, by far, was the best sports challenge I've ever had in my entire life. It made the 2 sessions of back-to-back 40 degrees hot yoga taste like the icing on the cake. Even though they both last over a duration length of 3 hours as well, but yoga is static in nature and swimming on the other hand, is a whole new different layer of the cake.
So instead of a 3-minute 6 postures yoga routine, I ended up swimming for 3 hours straight and completed 102 laps! I went home that day with a medal and ten-shades darker from not having any sunscreen on. I was all burnt out and couldn't walk straight for the next three days, but I was happy. There was a deep and profound sense of fulfillment because that event was specially created for charity. I practically skipped back home knowing the universe always had my back. It reaffirmed what I've already known for a long time now, that sometimes, life closes certain doors in your face but has already prepared another one for you to enter even before you can see it with your naked eye. You just got to trust the process and know that it'll be revealed to you in its own perfect timing. So the universe brought me something else on my plate. An answer, a bigger challenge, for a larger purpose. It was worth every step and lap I've taken that day.
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