Well I was going to start this on Sunday, but time kind of slipped away from me and then I decided the 1st would be a great day to start (and easy to remember).
I haven't really explained what this is/why I'm doing it. I came up with it probably at the beginning of this past outdoor track season. Runs just weren't fun and I was going through the motions and as much as I hate to admit it, I was just ready to be done. I wouldn't describe it as burn out, because I was actually looking forward to running at my own discretion, I'm not really sure what to call it. But I came up with the idea to run for an entire year straight. I did this my sophomore year until I got pretty sick at the beginning of outdoor (so ~10 months straight) and had my best competitive year of running. Although I am done competing collegiately, I just cannot see myself being done competing. I'll be assistant coaching at Rose-Hulman next year, and there will just be too many opportunities to race and continue to challenge myself. Well, the more I got to think about it, the task just seemed selfish more than anything (even though I wanted to compete... I REALLY just didn't want to lose that runner body). At some point I realized that I wanted to add the ability to get close to the Lord into my daunting task. Lately, I have felt my self slip away from Him and I truly regret it. What better way to get close to Him than setting aside at least 12 minutes a day to talk to Him? So I finally decided I would challenge myself to exercising (elliptical, swimming, biking [although rides to and from school do not count!], and of course running) at least 12 minutes a day for an entire year, while choosing a quote, Bible verse, etc. to meditate on. So that's that :)
Today I had some business to take care of with buying a new (used) car. I'm so incredibly excited for all my travels this summer and the fact that I'll have a new car to drive by the end of the week is making it all so much more real :) I've been driving a 1992 Cutlass Sierra Oldsmobile since I got my license (when I was 19) so I've been very limited in my travels (no more than just over an hour outside of the Haute). The thought of getting able to drive to see my sister and her family in Louisville whenever I want makes me so happy! So I told the dealership that I want the car I've been focusing on. Now to apply for the loan, and then it's MINE! :) :) :) God is good!
So once I got that all done and over with, I headed to Deming Park. I didn't really have a plan in mind, other than on the drive there I decided on heading to Dobbs. So that's what I did. My new iPod touch was loaded up with new music and I headed through Lincoln/Woodshire to Dobbs. Ugh. I felt good but awkward. I'm not sure if that's even possible. The outer loop at Dobbs was calling my name, so I headed there. I debated in my head whether the bridge over the stream would be fixed (going on 2 or so years of being out). To my surprise, it was finally rebuilt as a memorial to fallen soldier and THSouth alum, Dale Griffin. It was really cool and I'm glad it also had a purpose. I continued on the outer loop and it was extremely muddy. I then headed back to Deming. Added on a little at the park to make it 30min even. Not the greatest first run back, but I was expecting much much worse.
My quote for the day was something I had put up on facebook the other day. I had read it in a book I'm currently finishing (after starting forever ago... urrrg how school gets in the way of my reading!), Rediscovering Catholicism. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XF5BN0KTL._SS500_.jpg It stated that "The depression of our age is not economic, it is spiritual." This summer, with my traveling, I won't have time for any sort of income, so I can relate to normal society with the pains of economic depression. But really, the spiritual depression of today is much more of a problem. I've been reading some great things from this book (thanks so much Brian Joyce for giving it to me!), but a lot of it is Catholic-related. The main thing that has caught my eye in the book thus far, is the fact that a lot of people will call themselves Christian or more specifically Catholic, but they truly aren't. I, unfortunately, definitely have fallen into this category as of late. Not something I'm proud of or happy to admit, but I am thankful that I have come to this realization.
Until next time... how is YOUR relationship with Him?
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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