Goal weight: 195 lbs. (OK, I promise I’ll reach this. The last ten pounds really have not wanted to come off)
I’m going to try hard not to sound like Yoda today. (Although my writing sometimes is about as jumbled as his syntax.) We spend most of our lives somewhere other than where we’re at. See? That sounded too much like Yoda. But it’s true. We’re either worrying about the past or thinking about the future. Our minds wander and we skip across the surface of life like a water bug. Can you remember much from yesterday? Last week? What are your most precious memories? Seriously. Think about them for a moment. They are the the times when you were most focused on the moment you were in. I remember my kids being born. Me nearly drowning. My wedding day. Being told by my doctor that I had cancer. Crossing the finish line at the Marine Corps Marathon. The moment I was handed my college diploma. Being made part-time. Finding out I was a Pulitzer Finalist (both times). My sons’ first steps.
Those were moments when I was there. Plugged in. In the moment. Without computer or phone in hand.
I do a lot of thinking when I run. It’s why I enjoy it so much (on a safe course so I don’t get run over while off in thinkingland) . When I ride my bike, I am focused on riding my bike. When I run, I think about big picture stuff. Today I thought about trying to be more mindful of being in the moment. My brain needs to get fit, too.
I’m at the age when I realize how precious time really is. Because in the end, making memories is all we have.
Well said.