Run, Laugh, Eat, Repeat

I can't remember the last time I ran 18 miles in a week.  I'm feeling stronger and braver than ever before.  And proud of myself, really.  That no one can do this for me, only I can do it for myself. Plenty of other ups and downs - the challenges of life - parenting, marriage, career - and yet it becomes manageable when I take care of myself.  And this feels good!  There's an overwhelming gladness that comes from inside when I feel strong. I've taken time this past week to thank the people in my life for their kindness, their friendship, and their belief in me.  I believe we're not meant to travel this road alone - whether running or hobbling!  It takes the uniting of the amazing people I have in my live to keep this whole thing on track. So here's to a great week - running week, friendship week and overall great week!  And onto next week, which hopefully has lots of fun. laughter, running and surprises in store!

This weekend was a great reminder of what is important.  Friends, family, time to reflect, run (a lot!) and spending time in the kitchen filled the last several days - and have done me a world of good! Sometimes life hands us unpleasant circumstances.  To be honest, doesn't this happen more often than we'd like?  Sure it does.  But I believe it's all in how you recover that counts.  I took my latest defeat in stride by spending a few days doing what means the most.  And for each of us, that looks different. I'm happy to say that in the last 3 days I've logged 10 miles.  And I'm proud of that.  It's been an inconsistent run over the last couple months, and this feels great to be consistent in the last two weeks again! I'm thrilled to have friends that buoy my spirits when I'm down, encourage me and remind me that everything happens for a reason.  They bring me incredible joy .. and make me very grateful!! So here's to bouncing back...