It has not been possible to train in my local gym this week after work, due to appalling, mindless rioters looting and spreading fear throughout the city. I live less than a mile from the city centre where it was all kicking off. Thanks to my friend Jay text alerting me, I was on my way, by foot, ready to walk into chaos and danger.Her alert stopped me from God knows what. The gym I am a member of, had the front entrance windows smashed in amongst the random attacks,and looting. Helicopters have hovered above my apartment since Monday evening. One evening I sat by my window witnessing smoke hurling into the sky, from two directions of the city centre.We all felt unsettled in our homes. Safe and secure off the ground in apartments, but unsure if, as police forced rioters out of the city, they would flee in our direction and randomly start fires to our cars and property.
Today I had to get out, inhale some air and train. I walked for three hours and noticed I mainly thought of the sad events this week, which spiralled unintentionally to the rioters, cowards, and negative male role models I have encountered in my life. The United Kingdom seriously has a shortage of real men. Now do not get me wrong, I am not bitter, twisted or narrow minded with an attitude the male species is all bad or “the same.“ I have met and heard of some amazing, honourable men, who run marathons for charity, are loyal, loving husbands who support and protect their family. Numerous real men work at the hospice I work at as a volunteer. I have seen good men working with life limited children, grafting, fixing the gardens and or marshalling at ladies midnight walks as they raise money for charity. Lest we forget, the three Muslim men who died this week, as they protected their community from looters in Birmingham. Even more proof real men exist is the response of a grieving father. A father of one of those three brave men killed. Instead of anger and hate, he pleaded for the rioting to stop. He said:
"Our three boys have died. I hear that another person, a 68-year-old man, has died in London after he tried to help stop a fire. There should be no more deaths, and I hope and pray that message has got through."
My heart goes out to this man, all of his family, the short lived lives taken from these admiral men. I feel sadness and sickened to the gut by the rioting, looting teenagers, young and older adults actions around our country. Excuses have been made of poverty, boredom, no jobs. This idiotic behaviour has made situations worse. The tax payers expense for all the emergency services required. The loss of stock and damage to businesses which could result in closure resulting in more jobs lost. Damage to properties people go out and work hard to keep and maintain, either as a singleton or for a family. The unnecessary pain, tragic grief inflicted on innocent people. People who have had their lives turned so shockingly and unbelievable upside down, they will probably never feel return to real inner peace.
The hill training went well pedometer reads:16270 steps, 3+ hours walked needed and enjoyed. A happy positive week wished to all, make it a good one!
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