Pushing Through or Pulling Back
When did my mind decide that 3 miles was nothing- 4 nod worthy- and 5 respectable but not as glorious as 6? Snobbery in any arena sets oneself up for failure. That's just what happened to me today. I was so sure of myself- "Gonna knock out 3!"- turned into " What knocked me out?" Today my shin splints came back. Nothing but painful "wogging"- no smiles- Just how does one stretch a shin? I wogged through my magic carnival lights that cheered me on through my last run, but the magic wasn't there. I walked- "Push through it- don't give up" said the ambitious side of me. "Pull back- give in, and listen to your body" said the cautious . Tug of war where no one wins---no one looses---what's the point of that? But there was something to be gained. Going slow made me 20 minutes later in my trek- and in that 20-- a beautiful sunrise. That sunrise made me see a path I hadn't seen before through a sculpture by ...