I ran 4 miles this morning, I felt very sluggish and not very good. Nonetheless I was able to pull out;
4 miles - 33:39 8:24 pace
8:41, 8:25, 8:20, 8:13 splits - heavy breathing but I think it's due to 2 Christmas ales and no water this morning! Still happy to get in a short run before our Thanksgiving feast at my mom's.
I follow the blog, Shutup+Run....it's honest and real and not sugar coated. I loved her Thanksgiving post on being grateful - it's what I needed to hear How to be grateful when you don't feel like it
Too often I go on facebook and get depressed...or I see other families with 'more' or nicer houses, or I see friends reaching goals when I can't even decide where I want to live. The list goes on and on and I guess the key is being happy right where we are, in the moment. When I read the above blog it made me think and it's nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks that. On Facebook everyone expresses how perfect their lives our and it's phoney...some friends do express their realism (one has an eating disorder and kudos to her for daily posting about her struggles). Another good friend of mine emails an annual "I'm so thankful for..." list to her family/friends...and I find each year the anticipation of that email makes me crazy. I am not jealous of her but I can't believe she can really brag about how perfect her marriage is or how perfect her kids are and it makes me cringe. I don't feel that way maybe that's why....life is hard though.
Anyhow, I will try to embrace this day, good and bad, family drama or family fun, crying kids or laughing happy kids, overcooked brussel sprouts, undercooked turkey, house that is imperfect, a career I am not sure where I will be in the next year and all the other imperfections of our lives and just try to be grateful.
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