I have run for years. I was never super consistent until about ten years ago when my husband needed to do something to get his blood pressure under control. We decided to start running. Now my husband hated running! But it was cheap (unless you think about the cost of running shoes!) and easy to do since you can just go out your door and do it.
We started really slow; run 2 minutes walk 2 minutes for about half an hour. We eventually worked up to running races. I have run half marathons and a full marathon. My husband and I have run 6 relay races. And it took me years before I would say I am a runner. I still don’t claim that title very often. I had a friend refer to me as a runner a couple of weeks ago and I said “No I run I am not really a runner.”
Why would I say that? Because I don’t have the look of a runner. I am not as fast as I think a runner should be. I just felt that claiming the title of runner means I should be better than I am. But guess what? I run so I am a runner.
So often in my life I put down what I do because I don’t feel I am good enough. I don’t claim all of the amazing things I have done in my life! I am a runner, I am a mother, I am a blogger, I am a quilter, I am a speaker, I am a pageant girl, I am a joy coach. I am amazing!
What amazing things do you do that you haven’t claimed?
This month’s is all about you! I love the back to school time. Getting to buy new notebooks and pens. This time of year, more than January, makes me think about what I want in my life. What do you really want in your life? What one thing would you love to try but you are a little nervous, ok a lot nervous? What habits would you like to break or make?
Join me every Thursday this month for Life Crushing Thursday! Where we will explore different ways to explode our life into what we want!
