Life is full of good days, and bad days. Hopefully the good days outnumber the bad. You learn to hang in there, keep trying, and never give up. Just like relationships. You keep going, in good times, and in bad, for better or for worse, and in the end, you figure out that two hearts really do beat as one. That is my life with Sarah. Being with her has taught me so much in life. Your past also teaches you a lot. And, for me, running has taught me a lot. There are times when you just need “to let it go”. Quit dwelling on the past. You can’t change it, even though many of us try. There are always things in life that we would have liked to have changed, after the fact. We want it changed because we either did not like how something turned out, and we were just disappointed by it. Frustrated by it. Angry by it. But the only thing that keeps it going is we keep thinking about it. So stop, and be like the Disney movie, Frozen, and just “let it go”!
Learn from it, and move on. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Then why can’t we do it? Maybe we like to be miserable at times. I don’t know. I guess it is human nature to keep thinking about how we could have changed something, but we can’t. So move forward, and learn from our mistakes. Keep looking for those positive moments. Do something to create those positive moments. Keep trying!
Look at things that may have always been there in a different way. Experience it differently. Learn from it. Appreciate it!
Just sit back and relax and take it in. R-E-L-A-X!
Spend time with those who matter. You have always heard don’t sweat the small stuff. I find it easier to spend time with the small…ones! I love spending time with my grandson! Everything else seems to go out the door during that time. What I thought were things that really needed to get done, really did not need to get done. For some reason it was a priority that really was not important. We all need to get our priorities straight!
This is me talking to my past self. Running changed my life for the good, and it has been a part of my life now for over 40 years. I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. Besides, I will be having a grandson I am going to have to train for cross country and track some day!
Our true power lies within all of us. It is between our ears. Never doubt yourself. Learn from our mistakes. Don’t dwell in the past, and keep looking forward. There will always be challenges we face, and we may not always handle them the way we want. We just need to keep learning from them. Become lifelong learners in more ways than one. Strive for improvement. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day of New Streak: #938
