First, Kevin played well Saturday, and while he didn’t write about it, I don’t think he meant to keep it a secret. Sixteen points, five blocks, and I forget how many rebounds. And the team one on a last second shot by our friend Mike!
So my lesson…
I was having a frustrating horrible day at work and dealing with the “magic wire.” (my new nickname for the MIA wire) I had brought my clothes, shoes, etc to jog and thought I’d run at lunch. Well, I needed it badly by the time lunch rolled around.
Let me just say, I am out of shape. That is no secret. I have not worked out consistently in over a year and a half. I call myself skinny-fat and mean it.
None the less, today I dressed and hit the paths around work. I moved at a snail’s pace, but I jogged the entire twenty minutes. Two minutes (maybe three?) in I felt like quitting and walking, but I didn’t do it. Five minutes in I felt good and really began to clear my mind while shuffling along. I forgot how much I enjoyed that time to think and work things through in my head.
Do you know what I came up with?
It doesn’t matter that I’m slow. What matters is that I enter the “race.” (Yes, I want to run a 5K before June.) I do not need to run in fear that I won’t finish first, because I probably won’t. I need to get out there and do it. As I was contemplating this, I thought– this applies to all of my life. I need to do what I like and put myself out there, even if it is not something I am outstanding at. I need to enjoy the process, not necessarily the end result. I need to enter the race! At the same time, I need to just say no to the things that I am not passionate about. I’m not talking about doing the dishes or folding the laundry, but rather about going places and doing things when I’d rather be spending time with The Boy or reading a book.
Then I stopped running.
My chest burned.
My legs became more and more sore as the day wore on.
But my mind was clearer and my stresses were relieved.
I sit here thinking about the next run… at a snail’s pace…
Wednesday. My next opportunity to release the pent up stresses of every day life.
And think.
Me and my ipod…