As Lao-tzu said, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. And so does a journey of sixty miles, which is then followed by another step, another one…another one….and then, well you get the picture.
Last week LCC/Training School instructor Joyce Vera and I returned from the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure held in Washington, DC. This particular event is held in cities around the country to raise money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. It is said that every three minutes another woman in the United States is diagnosed and breast cancer has become the second leading killer of women in the US.
October being breast cancer awareness month, we set out on this particular journey as a challenge not only to ourselves physically, but mentally as well. This was no easy task as neither one of us had ever done anything like this, but we were quite excited to do our small part in this fight.
Day after day of walking provides a lot of time for introspection and during that time I thought a lot about what I do each and every day at the Training School. Our “challenge” of walking these sixty miles is very close to what au pairs go through in applying to the program, being matched with a host family and starting their adventure here in New York. Not only were we surrounded by pink everywhere-there is a lot of unknown and uncertainty, there is a lot of emotion and anxiousness and overall there is just so much excitement in knowing that you are doing something that will truly change your life!
The walk proved to be tough, but we made it!! The feeling when we hit that finish line surrounded by so many supporters and people who were thankful for what we did for them or their loved ones who had been touched by breast cancer was something I will never forget. It was emotional, it was exciting, it was exhausting and I would do it all over again tomorrow.
This experience taught me a lesson and that is, no matter what journey we are on, we must always remind ourselves to look inside, remember why we started it in the first place and just put one foot in front of the other.
Last week LCC/Training School instructor Joyce Vera and I returned from the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure held in Washington, DC. This particular event is held in cities around the country to raise money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. It is said that every three minutes another woman in the United States is diagnosed and breast cancer has become the second leading killer of women in the US.
October being breast cancer awareness month, we set out on this particular journey as a challenge not only to ourselves physically, but mentally as well. This was no easy task as neither one of us had ever done anything like this, but we were quite excited to do our small part in this fight.
Day after day of walking provides a lot of time for introspection and during that time I thought a lot about what I do each and every day at the Training School. Our “challenge” of walking these sixty miles is very close to what au pairs go through in applying to the program, being matched with a host family and starting their adventure here in New York. Not only were we surrounded by pink everywhere-there is a lot of unknown and uncertainty, there is a lot of emotion and anxiousness and overall there is just so much excitement in knowing that you are doing something that will truly change your life!
The walk proved to be tough, but we made it!! The feeling when we hit that finish line surrounded by so many supporters and people who were thankful for what we did for them or their loved ones who had been touched by breast cancer was something I will never forget. It was emotional, it was exciting, it was exhausting and I would do it all over again tomorrow.
This experience taught me a lesson and that is, no matter what journey we are on, we must always remind ourselves to look inside, remember why we started it in the first place and just put one foot in front of the other.
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