My initial days of running were filled with this overwhelming feeling of just trying to hold on, along with a lot of praying, and a lot of determination, but here I am, able to run longer and further than I have ever dreamed possible for myself.
I still have a lot of determination when I run, but for different reasons than the determination of just trying to hold on. I may still pray once in a while too, but it's not because I'm praying for God to help give me the strength to make it to the end anymore. I have moved beyond that now.
What does my running have to do with this blog? Everything! I have never listened to music when I run. Instead I prefer to be alone with my thoughts. So many things are going through my mind during this time. I'm thinking about my past and my present and all of the good, the bad and the ugly events of my life. I'm daydreaming about what is to come and what I hope will come and I think about how I want to improve my health and well-being. I decided I needed an outlet for these thoughts going on in my mind.
That has brought me here. I loved writing in the past and I did it everyday for a year in another blog I had created (see http://365healthierme.blogspot.com), but this is a different time in my life and the thoughts I have now are different then they were even a year ago. I truly hope that the thoughts I think are thoughtful thoughts and that maybe I can help others around me. I will end this with a bit advice. My advice for today is simple; think thoughtful thoughts. I know what this saying means to me, but what does it mean to you? How can you apply it to your life?
