Mum??

[Mummycav]

Well…the weather has been unforgiving hasn’t it??

Whoosh with the wind and the rain has been coming down sideways for the last few days…but yesterday there was a window of opportunity for me so when I’d made everyone tea I donned my running gear and off I went…heading to, yes, you guessed it, the canal…

Set my work podcast off (🙄) and my jeffing programme and off I went…

First 5 min warm up nicely done, time for my first cadence drill…too fast to take everything but the sound of birds in really…which was lovely…next came a couple more Jeffs and then the cool down…I noticed a little robin on the fence and as I ran it flew a little further in front of me and landed on the fence, waited till I caught it up & flew further on…it did this about 8 times…when I got to the steps to head home it just sat there watching me…

Now, I know when we lose someone we tend to cling on to the hope that they’re with us somehow…I know they’re always in our hearts but we have the white feather thing, the robin thing…looking for signs that our loved ones are never far away but is there any truth in this???

I’ve had a tough few years with one thing and another and I could live really done with my mum being around…well maybe, just maybe she’s been here all the time? Who knows……

[Annieapple Graduate]

🤗 from my heart to yours! Absolutely love your little elusive robin… That canal run is a very special place not only to run but to recapture special memories, special persons. You are now that special person to your family. Your Mum would be so proud of you! Family is an amazing gift & like running we cherish it! ❤️

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

They are so sweet aren’t they…& they seem less afraid of humans than other small birds…there was one in the garden when we were altering it a couple of weekends ago…just stayed there watching us ?!!

I am so proud of who my mum was, known and very well loved/liked by so many people..her funeral was in a big Salvation Army hall & there were people stood 2 deep at the back because there were no seats…that in itself was overwhelming…not that I can recall much of the day…

I truly am that person to my family now…they will always have me and I will always have them…even if I’m a robin !! xxxx

[AllSewnUp Graduate]

Oh how comforting to think she was there, even in a small robin-shaped way ❤️ and yay for jeffing! Are you using a podcast or an app? I’ve started jeffing my way through beyond c25k but looking for the next coach-type thing after that 😅

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to AllSewnUp]

Yes…I’m almost convinced that she was there 😍

As for jeffing…I have a Garmin watch and they are so worth investing in for all the plans & different coaches available….I’m doing a 5k jeffing programme by the man himself, Jeff Galloway…x

[skysue16 Graduate]

Ahh, I love the way Robins do that, they seem drawn to humans…..my Dad died 11 years ago today, on their wedding anniversary 😕 On their grave we put the words

‘They walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard but always near’

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to skysue16]

That’s right Sue…they do seem to be drawn to us…they have something about them when you’re near them…so sorry to hear about your dad…what a lovely thing to put on his grave…maybe that’s the robins? xx

[Yesletsgo Administrator]

This is such a wonderful thought, every so often I'll feel the presence of my late parents and it's so comforting.

Not long after my mum died, having had 8 years of steady physical (though not cognitive) decline I dreamt about her. It was a very short dream. She was in the prime of her life, glamourous, beautiful, happy, and she just said 'I'm perfectly alright' and I woke up. It was so like her.

As for my Dad, he died very suddenly and too young. I was devastated and stayed with my mum for a day or two. I grabbed something of hers to wear, a tshirt from Hawaii, and the slogan on it was 'Here today, gone to Maui' - just the sort of pun my Dad loved.

Robins, feathers, the feeling that they are here - all that love doesn't just disappear ♥

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

I believe it, MC. 🥰The White feather and the robin. My mum loved them, and always sent Christmas cards with Robins on. Whenever we see one, we always say she is there watching over us.

Precious thoughts.

❤️xxx

Well done squeezing your run in too.⭐️

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Aw that’s lovely Bluebirdrunner …they must’ve been her favourite? One of my friends collects white feathers when she sees them because she’s convinced it’s her dad visiting her…

Thank you..all my runs seem to be a squeeze at the moment!!! xx

[BahamaMama1 Graduate]

That is lovely

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate in reply to BahamaMama1]

🥰🥰

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

Lovely 🥰