Humps

Week 2.  Since I've done this once before, it's all coming back to me now... In working through a run/walk program, you hit spots where it's difficult and others where it seems almost too easy.  Thursday was difficult as it was the first day 'up' the ladder at this level.  Today was an easy day, relatively.  That built-in intermittent positive reinforcement keeps us going; that much is obvious.

The challenges on Thursday had me thinking about all the 'spiritedness' I have with running.  Don't like running when it's too hot...my face gets overheated and makes it feel like my head is going to explode...the dogs aren't yet 'in the groove' with the pattern of things, so they sometimes get yanked away from something they are sniffing because I don't want to stop...I only like running at certain times of the day...I don't like running clothes that are too tight or too loose or have itchy seams...  Kind of amazing that I make it out the door at all, really.

It has dawned on me that this is not unlike other hobbies.  Is everything perfect every time you go fishing?  Is every item on sale when you shop?  Do you absolutely love every book you read, or song you hear?  Of course not.  You work through these challenges, but they rarely cause you to abandon the activity all together.  So, why should running be any different?  Just because it's physical?  That's crazy.

The first step out the door is the most important.  I look forward to what comes after that, regardless, because it's still progress from where I started.  I'm determined to embrace my spiritedness and turn it into positive outcomes.