Run FREE!!!!

 

I love to run, well, at this time I call it running...I'm more of in a jog stage trying to build up into a full run.  I will get there, it is a goal of mine to be a distance runner, just for myself, just for that feeling...in those moments were I do a sprint, I feel like I'm flying, like my body is free to do what it was meant to do.

When I go for my jog/runs, I like to do it outside, a preference that is easy for me to enjoy living in Florida.  The sun, the green scenery, nature in general just makes me feel good.  There is also another reason why running/walking outside is my preference, I can't cheat.  I can't just jump off after 5 minutes because I'm tired, or because I have other things to do.  Once I'm out that door I've got to keep going until I reach my destination, and at some point I have to turn around and return to the beginning, whether it is my front door or my car...I've got to come back.

I have found that to be very comparable in life.  Sometimes we want to just jump off, check out when things get uncomfortable.  A lot of people who have moved on in life look at returning to places with disdain, or even fear.  They don't want to return to where they began, they fail to remember that yes, you are returning but you are returning different, stronger than before.  After every run I know that my day will be different, because I am different, I made the choice that morning to fight for the life that I want, a healthy strong one, every other choice I make after has to follow suit because I am setting the standard, not my circumstances or my weak flesh.  I recently had to deal with this in returning to Florida, in fear that I would pick up the bad health and emotional habits that I had the last time I lived here, forgetting that I didn't fight though all that in Maryland to come back here and fail.  I'm not that same person anymore.

Youv'e got to fight for the life you want, it's not going to get handed to you and there is no sense in sitting around crying as to why is it so hard.  Just get up off your tail and do what you need to do for your physical, emotional and spiritual health.  It is worth it to push past comfort levels, to go beyond what comes natural to me.  I've got to build up endurance to run, I didn't start out jogging, I did intervals of walking and jogging until I can do it fully, and then building my stride comes in.  I have to fight to feel good while I'm working things out.

So whatever you face today, know that you can do it.  Surprise yourself with pushing past your normal and choose to LIVE!

I love you and I'm cheering you on!

-E