on lesson revisited in swimming...

Last week while swimming at a friend's place, he commented that I don't glide enough while doing the breast-stroke. So today, as I hit the pool, decided to hang and glide after every arm stroke, before every kick. It was still alright for the first 4-5 laps. But after that, my whole body began to ache. I think my body had to work out even more energy in doing the glide in the breaststroke, as compared to me swimming continuously (like a frog on drug OD :p)

One of the thoughts that came to mind even as I was swimming was that it's just as tough (if not tougher) to hang in there and do the glide. And sometimes life is like that. Sometimes not doing anything seems the hardest thing to do, cos it implies a lack of activity and effort on our part to get on ahead in life. Nonetheless, we forget there the water is still carrying us forward, being borne along by the momentum. And I think God is like that, He carries us even when we don't seems to be doing anything. I guess the lesson I need to re-learn again is to trust in God to carry me forward. While I need to work, I need not overstretch my limits. Just do my best, and He'll do the rest~