April 16, 2009

Post from “OnAMission”

OMG!!! I skipped spin class last night to enjoy the beautiful weather. For the last couple of weeks, my running partner has been hinting that is time for me to get back out there. Well, yesterday was the day. The sun was shining, and it was the perfect temperature, but, of course, I was scared. I was afraid of not making it to the end, and I was afraid of the aches and pains and possibly breaking something again. 

But then Cyndi said something yesterday that stuck with me–something like, “Say it; believe it; do it.” I probably got that wrong. but it said to me that I had to believe that I could run. (more…)

February 25, 2009

Post by “OnAMission”

It has been a month, and I am experiencing new things. That idea crossed my mind today when I grabbed my workout towel to wipe the sweat from my face. I’ve done this many times in the last three weeks. But today I noticed how wet my towel actually was. It caught me off-guard. My towel was wet. It wasn’t there to wipe a dry machine. It wasn’t there because it was required by gym etiquette. It wasn’t there to protect me from someone else’s sweat. It was there to wipe the sweat that was running down my face and down my arms. It was there to protect the rest of the gym-goers from MY sweat. Whoa!!! (more…)