Working It Out
Ever have one of those days where you think all is well then you find out that something has gone terribly wrong? Maybe a friend lets you down; Something you’ve worked hard to accomplish falls through; At the moment of taking on a run you’ve orchestrated, you find you cannot complete it because you’ve suddenly fallen ill.
It’s days like these that require each of us to dig deep and make use of that sudden change of plans without feeling totally disappointed. This weekend, I found myself feeling pretty crummy. Against every grain of my being, I pulled myself together, crawled into bed and resigned myself to resting–something I hate to do. In order to coax myself into settling down, I decided to take on something I absolutely love and grabbed a book I was planning to read: Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer. Fabulous.
Meyer’s characters exude such tension and yearning from the first page of the book, that a reader who loves a good character sketch gets caught quickly in her web. I love it. Can’t put it down. When will I find time to run?
I was nearly sad to wake up the next day feeling healthy again. And yes, I did enjoy a run in the pouring rain, with my fave person in the world. It was a relaxed run without any big hills or fast speed, but a ton of chatting and laughing. Just what I needed to keep me from spending the day curled up reading the entire book one of the Twilight Series! More on that later.
May your next run be a good one.
Rebecca