Blind faith

It was a beautiful sunny day up north yesterday and I watched in awe as a blind man with a long White stick negotiated his way along the busy main street in Perth. Tap, tap, tap with his stick gave him the feedback he needed to know where he was in the street so he could "visualise" his route. I thought how difficult this must have been to learn and how much faith you had to have in your own ability but the benefit is he has his independence - what a brave man. The Image stayed with me during the day as I though how important the feedback from the stick was and how having key milestones would let him know where he was. I have employed a similar principle in my last 7 months training to ensure i arrive at the destination (the event) in peak condition. Unfortunately however I didn't bargain on getting a cold but I have 9 days to get over it. As for the blind man, he is making sure that despite his disability he "gets out there" and makes the most of his life. Perhaps we should all take note of this and make the most of our lives because you never know what's round the corner.