It has been more than one year since I have updated this blog. Good thing blogger.com doesn't have a "discontinue" use policy for not checking in.
A few days ago Kelsey and I took Buster for a walk. We got to talking: both of us wish we did this more, both of us would like to get in better shape, and both of us would love to run a 5K ("someday"). If Kelsey were to put her mind to it, she could likely run one next month. I, on the other hand, have a much more difficult journey to get to that point.
Truth: had I been consistent in my efforts this past year, I would be ready (or at the very least I would be much closer to ready)...to run a 5K today. What a bummer! No one else can own the fact that in the past year I have sat more than I have stood, and lounged about more than I have run.
But, I guess, one positive thing is I actually did, today, get out of the house and push myself. I am so thankful for a friend in Kelsey who was willing to positively encourage me to make that decision this afternoon. I would be embarrassed by how slowly I run, and how often I had to stop to walk. BUT...it is more than I did yesterday, and I can't dwell on the negative. This thing, this journey, is completely psychological.
I am thankful Kesley is a patient and gracious friend. She encouraged me, pushed me, and kept pace with me today. She said, it would be better for us both to make it than for just one of us (her) to be successful while the other of us (me) was left out.
What a stunning friend.
And, what a fabulous example of who we should be as the body of Christ - edifying and encouraging one another along rather than leaving each other in the dust.
Only God knows if I will have the courage to see this journey through to completion - to run (not walk) a 5K. Personally, I would like to get to my own first goal of running 1 mile. To some, this might seem pathetic. But, to me, this seems huge. I have never - not even in middle school - had the gumption to run one mile. To get there, I must first learn to run for 10 minutes...but before that to run 5 consecutive minutes without stopping...but before that, I need to do smaller intervals to even build up the stamina to get to the longer milestones.
It might still take me a year to get there. But, get there, I firmly believe I will. Because, I can do it in small steps, and because I know the joy and accomplishment I feel when I try which is so much better than the frustration and disappointment I feel when I don't.
So, may our gracious God go before me, strengthen me for this journey, and keep me committed to doing the right thing (not the lazy thing, or the comfortable thing) for a change. And, may I stay faithful to the One who knit my body together and who I believe wants to see me succeed even more than I.
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