The water dripping from my clothing and body was sweat and by mile 8 I was right at the verge of GIVING UP...THROWING IN THE TOWEL...SITTING DOWN AND SAYING I QUIT! This run was NOT AT ALL going as I had imagined it....it was stinking humid, hot, muggy and darn it....I WAS TIRED! I was absolutely ALONE; no one around me to cheer me on, encourage me, or give me a ride back to the house. To get to where I was going, I was going to have to muster up some strength, some will power, some fight! However, I STOPPED...yes, I said it...I STOPPED...right there in the middle of nowhere...I STOPPED! Oh...I didnt STOP TO QUIT! I STOPPED to take a deep breath; to swallow a little gatorade; to encourage myself. I placed my hands up over my head; I looked to the heavens; I begin to thank God for ALL I had and ALL he had blessed me with. I looked all around me at the beauty of nature; I inhaled and exhaled deeply and then it hit me....I HAVE BREATH; I AM ALIVE; I HAVE FREEDOM; I AM HEALTHY; I CAN INHALE AND EXHALE and that in itself is reason to celebrate. So I did...I celebrated right there on that country road with the sweat dripping into my eyes and my sunglasses fogging over with the humidity...and then I RAN UNTIL I FINISHED! Hey maybe you are right at the verge of GIVING UP...THROWING IN THE TOWEL...SITTING DOWN AND SAYING I QUIT! Maybe your run is NOT AT ALL going as you had imagined...maybe you are just TIRED! I encourage you on this day...muster up some strength, some will power, some fight! Its okay to STOP for just a moment but its NOT okay to quit! Stop right now wherever you are and whatever you are doing to focus on NOTHING but THE GOOD, ON WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DO HAVE...for you see...if you are inhaling and exhaling, then you have reason to CELEBRATE...so CELEBRATE and RUN UNTIL YOU FINISH!
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:15:29 +0000
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