Ah.
Just got in from a 10 mile run and am stretching on the living room floor while my oatmeal boils on the stove.
It's been a great day so far, but I've only been awake for about 2.5 hours of it so far! :)
I'm definitely NOT a morning person (just ask my husband, my grad school roomie Brooke, or anyone else who has had the "privilege" of living with me!)...but on the mornings that I can somehow dig deep and muster up the self discipline necessary to roll out of bed "early" to go for a run before work....somehow those days are some of the best ones.
So....I set my alarm for 5:45....and even after allowing myself a few hits of the snooze button, rolled out of my cozy bed next to my lovely husband, threw on some running clothes, strapped on my Garmin and iPod and headed out the door.
I'm so glad I did.
I got in 10 miles....and the morning weather was cool and gorgeous.
I did get hissed at by a "herd" of geese ;), but that was more entertaining than scary, really ;).
I put my iPod on shuffle to "rediscover" some old favorites that didnt make it onto my regular training playlist. I ran with the Counting Crows, Coldplay, U2, James Blunt, Gavin Degraw, and Dave Matthews. I said some morning prayers....particularly for the dear infant daughter, Lyla, of my sweet friend Abbey who has a fever and is being monitored in the hospital.
I'm glad I got up.
I feel as if I successfully hit my "reset" button and am ready, once again, to take on the world.
....or at least my corner of the world ;).
It's been a productive day....a great start to the last work day of what has been a long, stressful week.
The issues I've been struggling with, crying over, mulling over and over in my head no longer seem as daunting.
And that, my friends, brings me joy.
Starting today....with a joyful heart....
And, the energy to be a better wife, friend, co-worker, daughter, sister, therapist, and person.
(For today, at least ;) ).
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1 comments:
On this comment that you made:
"And, the energy to be a better wife, friend, co-worker, daughter, sister, therapist, and person."
Have you considered the possibility, albeit remote (tongue firmly planted in cheek), that you are fine simply as you are ? That you already are a good wife, friend, coworker, daughter, sister, therapist and person. I realize we all want to improve, yet, past a few percentage points better, or a few degrees of compass direction more on target, it simply never happens.
After all, if self improvement books really helped, would there be so many of them ? If religion really helped, would there be so many faiths ? :) Sorry, had to be a smart alek about that.
That being said, the pursuit of perfection seems a foolish task. After all, we did have one perfect person and he got nailed to a 'tree' for suggesting it would be nice if everyone were kind to each other.
Anyway, consider that with a solid set of values that you may just want to live your life. Try it for a couple of weeks. You are not inadequate, you're fine.
I'm often saddened when the phrase,"Well, he/she is only human", is used. Because it's always used to express some failing. "Yep, she cheated on her marriage with her friend's husband. She's only human, I guess." Or, "He started drinking again and lost his job. He's only human." I'd be real happy to hear,"He went ahead and helped that woman get care for her child. He's human, I guess." Or,"She stopped to help at that car crash and made all the difference. She's just human." Wouldn't that be great. Personally, for me, being 'human' is an opportunity to make a dent in the universe.
--Romo
PS-- So, in the movie Inception, do you think the totem stopped spinning, at the end ?
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