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Ukuqalisa kwi-50: Icandelo 1

Ukuba umntu wandixelele embalwa iminyaka emva kokuba ndiphantse iminyaka engama-50 okanye ukuba ndikwazi ukugijima i-marathon yesiqingatha, ndingathi, "Hayi," okanye mhlawumbi, "Akunjalo '. Njengoko ndihleli apha ndibhala le nto, zombini kunjalo. Enye yezi zinto, andizange ndilawulwe ngokubanzi malunga nento eyenzekayo; Ndiza kukhula kwaye oko kwakulungile kuba kulunge ngakumbi kunye. Ngokomnye, ndandinokuzikhethela kwaye kuya kufuneka ukuba ndicwangcise ukwenza ukuba kwenzeke. Kulo thumela ndiyabelana ngento encinane malunga nendlela kwaye kufuneka ndiyenze ntoni ukuze ndilungiselele ukuqhuba lo mdlalo, kunye nabanye endiyenzile ukususela kwimidlalo yokusebenza. Mhlawumbi ngokuchanekileyo kwimeko yam, umdlalo wokusebenza.

Ndandisemkhatsini we-40 kunye kwaye, njengoko kuqhelekileyo kubantu abaninzi, andithandi indlela umzimba wam uzive ngayo. Izinto zaziza kubangela intlungu, nangemva kokuba nje ndiphuma ebhedeni ekuseni; emva kokungenzi nto ngaphandle kokulala! Xa ndenza into esebenzayo nabantwana bam, njengebhola lebhola lebhola okanye ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, bekuza kuthatha iintsuku ukuba zibuyele. Ndisoloko ndisebenza, kodwa andizange ndibe nandipha ukuya kwindawo yokuzivocavoca. Uninzi lwentsebenzo yam luya kuvela kumdlalo wezemidlalo, kwaye njengoko kuqhubeka kwenzeka ngexesha, abantu beqela baya kutsalwa ngenxa yezizathu ezithile; kuba yintsapho, umsebenzi okanye omnye umthwalo. Into elandelayo uyazi, awusekho kwibhola yebhola, i-volleyball okanye iqhosha le-softball ngoba awukwazi ukusibekela iqela. Ukulungelelanisa, ii-softball zolwimi zazihlala zihlala zi ngakumbi malunga nobhiya kunokusebenza, kodwa ndiyigcina. Ngoko ke apho ndilapho. Kwakuyiminyaka emihlanu engangenzi nto ngokubhekiselele ekusebenziseni okusebenzayo, kwaye ndiqala ukuyiva. Ndiyazi ukuba kufuneka ndiyenze into ethile, kunye ne-5-0 enkulu ejikelezayo ekhoneni, kodwa andingazi.

Kwaye malunga nelo xesha ndiqale ngokwenene ukuqaphela yonke i-5K egijima. Kwakubonakala ngathi yonke into, ukusuka kwizikolo ukuya kwisahluko sendawo yabathanda abelusi, yayixhasa uxolo. Andizange ndibe yinxalenye yomsebenzi ohleliweyo. Enyanisweni, ndaziwa ngokuba ndithi yodwa ixesha oza kundibona ligijima ukuba ngaba ndixoshwa ngonyama yentaba. Kodwa into ebonakalayo ngoku ibamba umdla wam. Yinto into endingayenza njengomntu ngamnye. Andizange ndifune ukuthenga naziphi na izixhobo (okanye ngoko ndacinga) kwaye, "Ngubani ongayazi ukuba asebenze njani?" Kuphela nje inyawo phambi komnye, kunye nayo yonke loo jazz. Ngaba kunzima kangakanani? Ewe, ndandifuna ukufumanisa.

Ngenhlanhla kum, ndandiba nabahlobo abambalwa abagijimayo, kwaye ndagqiba ekubeni ndikhethe ubuchopho babo kuzo zonke ezo shishino. "Ndiyifunayo ntoni na? Ndiqala njani? Uhlala phi? "Kunye nantoni na into enokunceda ndiziva ndikhululekile ngokwaneleyo ukuqala. Igama leengcebiso apha: ukuba ungeyona ingxaki ngokuzama ukuqhuba, ungathethi kubagijimi. Kufana nenkolo kubaninzi babo, kwaye babenomdla wokundithabatha. Ngeveki, ndineenwele zezikhwele, ezinye iifudshane ezincinci, kwaye ndazikhuphela i-app yokuqala yokusebenza. Abahlobo bam bandifumene bonke bamise, kwaye ngoku kwakungenxa yam ukuthatha inyathelo lokuqala.

Ndiza kumisa apha ukuthetha kancinci ngeteknoloji, eyayikunceda kakhulu empumelelweni yam, kwaye ndiyakuyincoma kakhulu ukuba uqala ukuqala. Kukho ezininzi iinkonzo zokuncedisa ukucwangcisa, ukulandelela, kwaye ngokusisiseko kukunceda ukuba usebenze. Abo ndisebenzise bonke benza izinto ezintle kakhulu. Ngoko, kufuneka ufumane enye oyithandayo. Ndaqala ukuqala Ubhedu ku 5K insiza kuba oko kubonakala kulungile.

Yenyuka: Ukungenzi izenzo, izinto ezingalindelekanga kunye neziphumo zokugqibela.