A Running Doc’s Life: Learn to Let it Go!

We all have those moments in our lives where we can struggle. Somehow, we usually find a way to power through it. It is never easy. Some of the times the anxiety and worry over make it worse than it really is. We have to figure out a way to move on from those things without letting ourselves continue to keep dwelling on things that we can’t change anyway. But how do we learn to “Let it GO!” First off, start focusing on things positive in our lives.

For sure, that is where my grandson Connor comes into play. The original plan was to have him this weekend, until all of the snow and bad weather changed those plans. We often get to see him daily with snapchat, and facetime. We spent awhile Saturday evening watching him playing and tearing around the house. The kid never gets tired!

He is always giggling and wanting to play. How can you keep dwelling on your problems when he is around? Everything just goes away! Those other worries are just that…worries. Forget them. “Let is GO!”

I still workout every day, and go for a run outside when I can. We live in SD. We have Winter 6+ months out of a year. Deal with it. Still, when it gets too cold, or too deep, I have no problem working out on my elliptical or riding my bike inside. It does serve as a nice break at times too. But, when it starts getting nice out, I never use this equipment again until next Winter. If you wait for just good weather around here, you will never get anything done. It is a change. Deal with it! There is still nothing better than being outside though!

Sarah and I usually run together, and that is our dog Dakota way in back. Dakota does not care what the weather is like. She is ready to go any day, anytime. We could learn a lot from her. She is just excited to go. She has no problem figuring out how to “Let it GO!”

Winter also provides different scenery views to take advantage of as well. That is why it is so much easier to go for a run, or walk, outside. You have something different to keep looking at. Your mind lets go, and you just move. I can literally “run away” from my problems. It clears my head, and definitely helps me “Let is GO!”

How can you not “Let is GO!” when there is so much to see. Take advantage of the different seasons this way. There is always variety. South Dakota…the land of infinite variety!

Keep pushing! The motivation lies within each of us. Some days we may have to dig deeper, but it is there. What is important to you? What is your purpose? Whatever our purpose is, it continuously changes as we get older. Go with it. Adapt. Change is inevitable. If you don’t learn to change, you will never learn to “Let it GO!”

How true is this? We waste a lot of time worrying over what ends up being nothing. We don’t always realize it will be nothing at the time. It can be very real…to us as individuals. Don’t let it hold you back. “Let it GO!” Habits take time to learn, and to truly become a habit. Keep trying. Keep telling yourself to “Let it GO!” If you need a refresher start on this, watch the movie “Frozen”. One of main theme songs in it is titled “Let it GO!” Keep repeating it. Keep working on it. Spend time on things that truly matter to you in your life. You can’t control others, but you can control your reaction to them. And most of all, you can control your attitude. Some days are tougher than others. Welcome to life! Keep moving everybody… and keep working on trying to “Let it GO!”

Dr. Dan

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