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Sometimes all it takes is a little faith



I've been on a good stretch the last 2 months .. of running, meditating, stretching, reading and even practicing patience!  It seems to be making a difference in many areas of my life.  Yet I have to admit that there are times that I get down .. when I feel an injury that prevents me from running, when I experience anxiety, when I feel frustrated that life gets in my way and I'm unable to accomplish what I want ….

And I've found my best defense is faith.  Faith that it will be alright.  It will work out exactly the way it's supposed to.  And it always does.

In the moment it takes a bit of reminding and redirecting to get me back on that path.  Sometimes the situation in the moment is frustrating or discouraging.  What I've found it takes to get past all that is faith .. and a deep breath.  At the end of a deep breath - a big smile.  Because through that little exercise the reality of the situation reveales itself and it's really not all that bad.

I have faith that this will work out exactly the way it is supposed to work out.  And I will learn from it.  And it will keep repeating itself until I no longer need to learn that lesson.  Kinda harsh, huh?  And yet that is exactly what happens.

All these lessons and practices of the past few months have allowed me to put all the pieces together.  And even when a bump in the road shows up, now it's easier and quicker to get through.  Isn't that what learning the lesson is all about!

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