This is my last month of just running. Next month I will be doing Paul Lacoste’s Fit4Change four days a week again (I lost most of my weight doing it last year). I look forward to it in many ways.
Had another job change last week. I won’t be doing the radio show anymore. Of course, I’ll miss it and the audience, but I know that great blessings will come out of the news. Bad news always brings good things for me. One of the things is that I can now focus more energy on other parts of my career. And I can have a little more laid-back afternoon — until I pick up something else, of course.
If I fail it won’t because I am lazy. I’m going to give 100% as I always do. And I’m thankful I get up early and run. The fact that I exercise allows me both physically and mentally to take life’s blows. It is my medication. And it doesn’t leave you hung-over in the morning.
This morning, I ran five miles. At about the halfway point, I stopped on a dock overlooking a mirror-like lake. The full moon and stars illuminated the surrounding countryside and the sound of a deer crashing through the woods was the only sound I could hear. I said a prayer and thanked God for my talent and all the blessings I have been given. I then turned around and ran another 2.5 miles.
Just being on this side of the grass is a blessing. The rest, with exercise, I can deal with.