"Obstacles are those frightening things that become visible when we take our eyes off our goals."
-Henry Ford
Goals when began walk/run back in April:
-Henry Ford
Goals when began walk/run back in April:
- Consistent exercise.
- Find form of exercise I can do with Jonathan.
- Finish certain race distances: 5k, 10k, Half Marathon.
Obstacle now visible because I'm taking my eyes off these goals:
Me thinking accomplishing above goals is not enough; instead thinking I must accomplish them in a "certain way" for them to "count" (i.e. in a certain time).
Dear Me,
Please stay out of the way so I can be proud of accomplishing goals 1-3 without you robbing my joy.
P.S. Please also stop the negative talk during the first and last mile of each run.
Me thinking accomplishing above goals is not enough; instead thinking I must accomplish them in a "certain way" for them to "count" (i.e. in a certain time).
Dear Me,
Please stay out of the way so I can be proud of accomplishing goals 1-3 without you robbing my joy.
P.S. Please also stop the negative talk during the first and last mile of each run.
Remember what you told me - a year ago, you could not have run a 10K if you wanted to! Now you can run 6 miles without stopping, and I would venture to guess that a very small percentage of the population can say that. I know you will do great and surprise yourself at the race this weekend, but no matter what happens, be proud of how far you have come!
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