I just finished a 3 mile run and my first week of 1/2 marathon training. Gonna go ahead and say that in no way, shape, or form am I a runner. I've ran 3 miles one other time in my life and that was 4 years ago. I've never ran more than 3 miles at a time... that will change next week. I don't actually even like running... never have. So why is a non-runner who hates running training to run a marathon? Good question. One reason is that up until a couple months ago, I never thought I would be able to run more than a mile and a half at a time. The past four months, I have lost 22 pounds which has given me a change of mindset on what I can and can't do. Another reason is that some days I still don't think I can do it... and doing something that I wasn't sure I could do just sounds like a good challenge and goal. I have found that I do a lot better when I am working towards a goal, no matter what it is. And finally, I think this is something God wants me to do. I don't mean that God wants me to run a half marathon... or be a runner. But I do think that He wants me to set goals and have the drive and discipline to meet them. And I think He wants me to do great things for Him, things that I won't be able to do until I am more comfortable in my own skin, and maybe doing something I never thought I could do is a good way to get to that point. The running isn't easy but it does give me some good think time and I feel good afterward.
Right now I've got two options for what to do after graduation in May. One option is to go straight to grad school to get a masters in counseling. Another is to go to Mexico and do work there for awhile before coming back to go to grad school. A lot of this blog will be the thoughts running through my head on these two options cause obviously it will greatly affect my future.
Don't miss a moment,
Siobhan.
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