Life has been busy. I finished up work on Friday and jumped in the car with my family. We spent the night in Louisville Kentucky, visiting friends. We woke up early and headed to Knoxville Tennessee, where we spent the evening celebrating with friends and family the upcoming union of my brother-in-law and his soon to be wife! The next day my spouse married them in a beautiful mountain ceremony. I was the photographer. We spent time with family on Monday and headed back to Indiana on Tuesday. Wednesday morning I started my student teaching. Besides all this great stuff I also prepared to start a new job, took family pictures for a friend, and held a kick-ass fundraiser that benefited The Children’s Memorial Hospital!
This week would have been easy for me to fall back into the trap that there just isn’t enough time for myself. That feeling that if I take a couple hours out of the day just for me, it would be really selfish. However, Monday morning I woke up and ran 7 miles in beautiful Tennessee. It was great to be just with myself. Wednesday morning I woke up extra early and was greeted by a beautiful sunrise in the middle of my 6 mile run. It was good to take that time to calm myself before entering a classroom of children. I also ran 7 miles Thursday night. I watched the sunset. It was beautiful and quiet. Saturday I ran 20 miles! It is big accomplishment but I couldn’t help thinking while I was running is the big accomplishment this week wasn’t the 40 miles I ran but the hours I claimed for myself.
I put myself on the list and the world didn’t fall apart. In fact everything that I NEEDED to get done was done. I asked for help with the things that I didn’t actually need to do and I let go of something’s. I know it’s hard but I just want to encourage everyone to take a look at their list and move you to the top. You deserve. You need it. I promise it will get easier to do. It is an art you have to practice. I also promise you will be better for it.
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” - Henry Ford
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