Something GOOD to share!!!
Getting out of my own way!
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Something GOOD to share!!!
Im so happy....quick backgroud..I'm a runner....I only have ran and raced on the road and a little crosscountry. Not a fast runner, but I love it for me....I had wanted to do a race that was a 5 mile trail run on ungroomed moutian bike trails. I tried all kinds of ways to talk myself out of it....it all came down to FEAR
Fear that I couldn't do it...Fear that I might have to walk....Fear of why do it at all if I can't win...Fear of what everyone would think.....ect.....
Well I woke up yesterday...turned it all over to God..Read a meditation on Fear and went and ran the race....Yep it was the hardest thing I have ever done...made a 10K look like a walk in the park.....BUT
I WAS SO HAPPY THAT I MOVED BEYOND THAT FEAR AND TOOK THAT RISK!!!!
Fear that I couldn't do it...Fear that I might have to walk....Fear of why do it at all if I can't win...Fear of what everyone would think.....ect.....
Well I woke up yesterday...turned it all over to God..Read a meditation on Fear and went and ran the race....Yep it was the hardest thing I have ever done...made a 10K look like a walk in the park.....BUT
I WAS SO HAPPY THAT I MOVED BEYOND THAT FEAR AND TOOK THAT RISK!!!!
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Wow TisD, that is awesome. Congratulations! That's a great example of doing things that are _good_ for you, and of overcoming the "baggage" of our own insescurities.
Didja get a t-shirt? I've heard they give out cool t-shirts to people who complete those things.
Mike
Didja get a t-shirt? I've heard they give out cool t-shirts to people who complete those things.
Mike
Getting out of my own way!
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Originally Posted by DesertEyes 
Wow TisD, that is awesome. Congratulations! That's a great example of doing things that are _good_ for you, and of overcoming the "baggage" of our own insescurities.
Didja get a t-shirt? I've heard they give out cool t-shirts to people who complete those things.
Mike
Didja get a t-shirt? I've heard they give out cool t-shirts to people who complete those things.
Mike
No not this one...and darn it...I deserve it for that one...lol hardest thing I have done so far!
Jack'sDaughter.......Don't ya love it!
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Wow, your exhuberance and courage is contagious. I can feel it. I feel like doing something I have been avoiding out of fear, even though I can't think of what right now.
Good for you. I am not sure what to congratulate you on, the running or winning the battle with your fear. I think both are wonderful.
Good for you. I am not sure what to congratulate you on, the running or winning the battle with your fear. I think both are wonderful.
Getting out of my own way!
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I think the fear is a huge thing.....the running..well I have more balls then brains so to speak lol....Thanks you...GO DO SOMETHING that is holding you back from life!
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Trying,
Way to go!!!!!!!!! I'm a trail runner too, and it's been one of the most helpful things in terms of boosting my self-confidence that I can think of. It's SO hard sometimes, and there's so much fear involved in putting yourself out there.
You're an inspiration!
GiveLove
Way to go!!!!!!!!! I'm a trail runner too, and it's been one of the most helpful things in terms of boosting my self-confidence that I can think of. It's SO hard sometimes, and there's so much fear involved in putting yourself out there.
You're an inspiration!
GiveLove
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