Thoughts on the Commonwealth Games

Who is Nat?

My name is Natalie Husk, although most people call me Nat (except my parents!). I was born and raised in Cornwall and am proud of it! I have always been involved in the church, whether going to my local village chapel in Common Moor, joining with bus loads from Cornwall at MAYC events, helping at the District Children’s Holiday or even attending Synod a few times! I am very thankful to the Cornwall District, the Liskeard & Looe Circuit and of course Common Moor chapel for being such valuable parts in my journey of faith.

Today I live in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, where I work as a youth worker for the Methodist Church. I run after school clubs, youth clubs, a youth fellowship, do outreach work and organise trips away. Not long ago I was asked by a youth group, to give them a weekly topic for reflection, an email containing something to focus them on God for the week. So every week I sit at my computer and write down my thoughts! It started quite small, with just the young people receiving them, and now lots of people of all ages find my thoughts in their email inbox!

It is a huge privilege for me to find that people enjoy and are challenged by what I have written, especially that I can now share what God has done for me with those who walked with me at the beginning of my journey. Ultimately these reflections are aimed at the young people I now work with, but if God can speak to others through them, how great is that!!

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Commonwealth Games

Well greetings to you all. I guess I am not very good at this on a Monday thing, but better late than never I say!

I don't know about you but I've been watching bits of the commonwealth games. The swimming really had me hooked as well as some of the more bizarre sports...yeah that 1/2 hour spent watching bowls I can never get back!! Anyway, I watch these athletes, these super-beings who have trained and trained and consequently enabled their bodies to do things mine will never be able to (like moving at speed, and don't even get me started on those gymnasts!). The end result is a few moments of glory and possibly a medal, with the world watching, cheering and wishing they could be as fit, as fast or as toned as them (not including the women weightlifters - Urgh!)

I go swimming several times a week and I swim a few lengths and pride myself on not being the slowest swimmer there. as I swam back and forth this week I thought about those swimming at the commonwealth games. this thought spurred me into action and my legs kicked harder and I swam faster and faster. that is until I got to the edge, red faced and out of breath. that was when it hit me...I was never going to be a good a swimmer as them, I was never going to win any medals for my breaststroke or even my doggy paddle! this depressed me somewhat, and I felt like getting out never to return to the pool again, after all what is the point of doing something if you are never going to succeed at it? but then I realised (at which point you all go duh!) that I had never started swimming to win medals or compete internationally at it, I started because I enjoy it, I don't drown, and it's a great form of exercise. so why do we do the things we do? is it to achieve something, to gain glory for our success? are you, like me, tempted to quit when you realise you are not the best at something, after all what is the point if not to win? or do you try new things and do stuff because it's fun and it doesn't really matter if you look a bit of an idiot (like me charging down the pool out of breath and red faced!) or if you're not the best or even in the top 100, but it brings you satisfaction and enjoyment? God gives us so many things in our lives to enjoy, don't let's miss out on them just because we're afraid of not being in gold position.

All my love for a great week, Nat xxx