Stretch

Well guys, I’m back at it
Running

I know what you’re thinking

“She’s said that before”

But...

I’ve run 3 times in the last 5 days

I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious...

Go ahead and giggle—- I did.

So here’s a rundown...

Because I know you’re curious

It’s hot

Really hot

I forgot how odd the first few runs are

You have all the confidence in the world

But none of the staying power

Everything’s moving

Everything

It feels weird

So you stop

Catch your breath

Start back up

Only this time your earbud falls out

So you stop

Catch your breath

Start back up

But the shirt you picked has sleeves

And it’s sunny

Super sunny

You worry about a farmer tan

So you stop 

Catch your breath...

And on it goes

Wow, this running stuff is not what I remembered

Do you ever feel that way?

Overwhelmed because things aren’t going how you thought they would?

You paralyze yourself thinking about what should be 

Or could be

Or would be

If only.....

And so we sit in the middle of a circle that’s shrinking in on us...

I love the word picture of a circle

The circle is our life, and what we do 

If we don’t grow, and push ourselves 

The circle gets smaller,

You can tell if yours is 

If you find yourself saying 

“I don’t have time...”

When you tell yourself that,

Your circle gets smaller

And you can’t

Simply can’t do anything

Unless you stretch yourself

Say yes to more things

Fill it up to the brim- until it looks like it will burst

Push against that circle with all your might

Until it stretches 

And you can breath again 

And you smile

Because it feels good to be hot

Wandering around with your sleeves pushed back

Sucking air

Running again....