Soon, this will be a memory

The comfort and challenge of that mantra

A chara [Dear friend, in Irish] ~

Recently, I’ve been reminded of a mantra that I turned to frequently during my athletic days of high school, when the nerves began to twist and turn within me the night before my races.

“Soon, this will be a memory,” I would say to myself. It was strangely comforting, to realize that although the fear and anxiety was ver…