Today I had a choice. I woke up early enough to make the choice between going back to sleep to get some more rest or getting up to do a combination of running, work. perhaps baking. In the end, I decided to take the day off from running. My body is suffering from the sore throat and congestion I mentioned yesterday, and I need to give it every chance to heal itself to the highest degree possible before Saturday morning. Yes, I will have to run the remaining two mornings this week. But I plan to do no more than 4 miles on each of the two remaining days. Just to loosen my legs up a little. Just to make sure I am still getting into the running. I won't improve my speed or cardio at this point. And I could lose a lot if I were to fall and hurt myself or strain a muscle. I just have to remember what the past 40 days and, in fact, all my training since Boston have been about--running the best half marathon possible three days from now.
The sleep also makes it more likely that I will make it through the day at work today without losing concentration. It makes it more likely I won't feel the need to doze. But I do always have the option of calling it a day early if I am really not feeling well.
Life lesson? I have to focus on making sure that I do what is smart. That I improve. That I take responsibility for me. I don't often think of Michael Jackson songs, but this is a case where the song Man in the Mirror comes to mind. Look at myself and make a change.
I can't change anyone else. I can only change myself.
And if I change myself for the better, I hope and pray that will be better for those around me. I hope and pray that will facilitate change that those around me need to make (if they need to make any). I hope and pray that working together, each person being responsible for himself or herself, can work together for a better whole. Making the world a better place for all.
But all I can do is improve myself. Through 38 of the 40 days on the road to better, I have spent a lot of time thinking, a lot of time pondering, a lot of time reflecting. I am pretty sure that as I reach the end of forty days of discernment I have a story to tell. I have an idea of how to change my life. I have an idea of what to do so that my life is better and those around me have better lives as well.
And once I get there, all I can do is wait and see what happens. Day by day. Week by week. Month by month. Are goals met? Is the change positive? What can I do more or less of in continuing to build the road to better.
The sleep also makes it more likely that I will make it through the day at work today without losing concentration. It makes it more likely I won't feel the need to doze. But I do always have the option of calling it a day early if I am really not feeling well.
Life lesson? I have to focus on making sure that I do what is smart. That I improve. That I take responsibility for me. I don't often think of Michael Jackson songs, but this is a case where the song Man in the Mirror comes to mind. Look at myself and make a change.
I can't change anyone else. I can only change myself.
And if I change myself for the better, I hope and pray that will be better for those around me. I hope and pray that will facilitate change that those around me need to make (if they need to make any). I hope and pray that working together, each person being responsible for himself or herself, can work together for a better whole. Making the world a better place for all.
But all I can do is improve myself. Through 38 of the 40 days on the road to better, I have spent a lot of time thinking, a lot of time pondering, a lot of time reflecting. I am pretty sure that as I reach the end of forty days of discernment I have a story to tell. I have an idea of how to change my life. I have an idea of what to do so that my life is better and those around me have better lives as well.
And once I get there, all I can do is wait and see what happens. Day by day. Week by week. Month by month. Are goals met? Is the change positive? What can I do more or less of in continuing to build the road to better.
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