Sunday, March 20th, 2011 7:25 a.m., I, Fee King, ran my first marathon. I ran this marathon in honor of my best friend, Louise Pinion, who passed in 2009 and my high school sweetheart, Michael Morgan, who passed of Leukemia in 1987. I ran this marathon to help me push through obstacles, fears and insecurities. I ran this marathon in hopes of inspiring other women to get their S.piritual H.ouse I. in order T.oday! Not tomorrow...but right now in this moment.
Along the route; which began at Dodger Stadium, there were nameless people, young, old, white, black, Asian, Spanish, Middle Eastern, there to cheer me along my journey. It's quite beautiful and emotional when you make eye contact with a complete stranger...and in that moment you connect on a level that words cannot describe. That happened for me twice. My eyes met a beautiful Asian woman and a beautiful black woman who's energy propelled me to that finish line.
I only relied on the spirit and memories of my late best friend Louise to ensure that I cross that finish line. And..without fail, she brought me home.Louise was and still is my Biggest cheerleader. I ran to let both her and Michael know that a day has not gone by that I don;'t think about them, miss them, honor and love them. My life has been improved because of the love I shared with those two individuals. How fortunate am I? Very!
IT may be hard to believe, but at mile 4, I didn't know how I would complete 26.2 miles. I was ready to Quit, but I didn't. From mile 10 to 11, I chanted(prayed) for Focus, strength and Determination. At mile 14, I was pleasantly greeted by a sign that had my name on it held by my clients: Sarah Adolphson and Robbie Weimer.WE get what we earnestly ask for and what we believe we deserve.
I am a very...VERY independent and socially introverted person; which means I know a lot of people and a lot of people know me' however, I'm alone more often than not. People refer to me as the social butterfly. I partake of various social events and activities around L.A.; however, I tend to isolate myself from people when I'm in need. I've become very prideful when it comes to sharing my fears and struggles with people; as well as allowing my ego to get in the way of asking for help. This has both served me well and enabled me at times. Running this marathon allowed me to rely upon and even ask people for help. While running, I asked the Universe to support my efforts. I chanted for strength, focus and a winning spirit. I thanked every single person who handed me water, oranges, gatorade (even though I'm opposed to it because of the high levels of acid in it), sprayed pain reliever on my legs and thighs; as well as every person who held their hand out for me to shake it. Wow! In that moment, It was confirmed to me that WE are ALL connected. Please read it again, WE are ALL connected. There were two tables at two different locations of Middle Eastern men in turbans who had cut fresh oranges for me. I had to hold it together ya'll. IT was too soon in the race for me to break down in tears. Thank you to those men for supporting me.
That break down and cry moment came 800 meters from the finish line at the corner of San Vicente and Ocean. As I turned the corner for the long stretch to the finish line, I heard someone call it, " You only have 800 meters left." I had no comprehension of how long that was, but I knew it was less than a mile. lol. I finally lifted my head up to realize I was directly across the street from the area I was standing at February 2009 and received a very obvious sign from my late best friend, Louise Pinion, that I deserved better. At that moment, February 8th, 2009, I decided to STOP doing the things I had been doing if I wanted to have a better life. Today, My life is quite wonderful.
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In 2007, I attended the Strawberry Fest with my kids who were then 5 and 3 years old. I was SO inspired by the many soap vendors that I wanted to make soap at home with the kids. Upon our return, we did just that and Scentsational Soaps was born! Since then, I had not visited the place that brought me SO much inspiration, joy and FUN and I felt it was time to revisit this year. I made it a point to go back and revisit what I call my "Candy Store" We set out to take the Amtrak, bright and early in the morning from Los Angeles to Oxnard. The kids were excited and so was I. It was a bright and beautiful day with nice and warm weather. It took us about 1 1/2 hours to arrive. It was a nice trip with a great scenery. We past thru beautiful mountains and large Strawberry Fields. From our stop, we caught a shuttle to the Strawberry Fest where lots of people were in route to go in. As you can see from the many pictures we ate, and ate, and ate and ate. They had everything from Strawberry Pizza to Strawberry Nachos, wine, beer and MORE!!!! Our bellies were STUFFED!!! The kids thouroughly enjoyed themselves as they rode several rides, and visited a few magic shows. My husband was a kid at heart as well. He managed to purchase some paintball tickets for a future date.
Around 4:30pm our day had ended. We had to wait for the train to arrive and while doing so, we laid out on the grass and watched the kids rumble and play. They were still hyped from all of the sugary and fun foods that we had devoured earlier. "Mommy watch this" "Daddy, watch me" these we the words that shouted out to us as we rested from a long and enjoyable day. As you can see, daddy was worn out. He couldn't wait to board the train and give his eyes a rest. Besides he had been at a basketball tournament with our son the day before all day. If you haven't visited the Strawberry Fest in Oxnard, please make plans to do so next year as it is a fun outing and usually every year, KIDS RIDE FREE on the Amtrak!
