Hey Hey Everyone!!
Welp, we are just a few days away from the sweet day of Thanks to the Give...or Thanksgiving. This is such a wonderful holiday of the 3 great F's...Family, Friends and most importantly FOOD!!! YUMMM!! I want you all to take the next two days and really think about what you are thankful for in your life. You can write it down, and then share it at the Thanksgiving table...when you spread the 'thanks' cheer; you really are embracing and celebrating what Thanksgiving really means.
Guess what everyone...The Philly Half-Marathon is done and over with, but I must say, my passion for life has been renewed!! The night before the race, my running bud Wayne (SHOUT OUT WP!!) and I were sitting around after 'carbo loading', and said 'Yup, this is really going to happen." We both knew this day was bound to come, but we didn't fully comprehend it. I believe that if you really want to do something, you absolutely can. The only person holding you back is yourself. For example, 3 months ago, I literally could not run 35 seconds without stopping. This past Sunday, I ran 13 miles!! Now, I am nowhere near special for doing this, anyone can do it!! You just have to take control...life passes by, and while some thing do fall into your lap, you can't expect everything to happen on it's own. We all have desires and passions in our bellies for a reason. Whatever you believe or don't believe in, (God, the Universe, food, unicorns...whoever or whatever, remember we don't judge), these desires come from somewhere. If you say 'I wish, I should, I want to' do something, go ahead and do it!! No one will laugh, and if they do, it's because they wish they had the courage to be doing what you're doing.
I saw something so great on Sunday while I was running. An elderly man wearing a shirt that said on both sides "Attitude of Gratitude". After running along side of him for a few miles, I realized this shirt wasn't just a random saying; he was actually living this 'Attitude of Gratitude'. He thanked every police officer that was mandating the traffic and every volunteer giving out water/Gatorade. It was so awesome to see someone living what they believed in. If you want to be a runner, go run; if you want to be a chef, go cook; if you want to be a shark enthusiast, by golly, watch shark week till your eyes fall out of your head. (Yup, I just said golly??) What you have to remember is that what you want will take some time, just like my running experience for the past 3 months. My first week, even my first 2 months, there was no way I was able to run 8 miles...but by the end of the 3rd month, I ran 8 miles.
This life is what you make of it. Sometimes we feel depressed, sad or angry. These feelings come about when we aren't in balance with fulfilling our desires. Don't get me wrong, there are days, when I lay around when I know I have to get a run in, but I just don't feel like it. Remember what I said before about consequences?? I know that after the run, I will feel like a million bucks, but it just seemed easier to lie around and be depressed because I didn't feel like running. We have a choice...and my advice to you; take the choice where you know the result will make you feel good. Don't let anyone conduct your life; it's in your beautiful hands.
This is an awesome quote to stick by... "No one else can
sing your song; no one else can dance your dance, no one else and write your
story."
I leave you with this little example, for when you are feeling down and not so Smile-lution or inspired U. One of my favorite songs from The All American Rejects is 'Move Along'. As I was running the halfie this past Sunday, I was at the 8th mile and my legs and feet started to really hurt with every step. Mind you, the next quarter mile was all up hill and all I just felt like resting for a second. As soon as I approached the hill of death, 'Move Along' comes on my Pandora Radio (which is a total random station that can play anything at anytime). Someone was looking out for me, b/c the words are "...even when your hope is gone, Move along". This was the perfect song to keep me going, bc the only way to make it through the tough times is to just keep on moving along.
I hope you all have such a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please take all your thanks to the table and
share it with your family and friends.
That is the reason for the season...:-)
Thank you all for reading this, and inspiring me to keep going!
Love you all!!
-Liz Dugan
xoxo
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