Running and What’s Important

My thoughts today:
It’s currently raining outside, as it has been all day. I woke up slowly, feeling a bit sluggish and like I wanted to just curl up on the couch with a good book. And I did do that eventually, but not until after I ran 5k in the rain and wind with my little brother, Jonathan! I was laying on the living room floor in a state of extreme relaxation when I saw him in his workout gear getting ready to go out for a run. I thought to myself, “I’d like to go for a run, but its so cold!” Then I thought, “What the heck!” So I asked my brother if he would wait for me to get my work outs clothes on so that I could go running with him. He loves to work out being a former skater turned amateur boxer work out fiend so he agreed to wait. My mom even agreed to come along on her bicycle! What I thought would be a light walk/jog of about a mile turned into a full on, 3 mile, no stopping, run. I use the word “run” loosely ;) I thought I would die the whole time and nearly stopped after each quarter-mile, but the point is I DIDN’T. Die or stop. I guess what I am getting at is this: we can do so much more than we think we can! Some things by our will power and other things by the grace of God alone. Running that three miles was a mental challenge that I overcame. Returning kindness for insult is only achieved by the power of God in my life. Those are just a couple of examples that came to mind but there are countless others. So, in the words of Nike: “Just Do It!”

Other things I’m thinking about have to do with priorities. This year started with a lot of energy and then paused for a couple of weeks as tragedy struck one of my close friends and several other heavy things happened in the circle of people I know. It has been a time of reevaluating and readjusting. And that is wonderful. Its also been a time of just loving on the people close to me. Of listening. And of not letting things slip by. When confronted with the preciousness of life its vital to learn and take away what you can. I hope to live this year knowing what is important and acting accordingly. That’s all for now.