Thoughts on the Run

Another week and time to remind myself of the positive things. There are always more then 4, but it’s important to stop and know that it wasn’t just a week of challenges.

1. Washed my car
I think my car actually smiled. It had been about 4 months of gathering dirt, crushed pretzels, juice boxes, and more. That on top of the 70+ degree weather made it a joy to do the commute.

2. Slept
Each night this week I slept for at least 8 hours. It’s not a normal occurrence, so I’m taking it as a sign that my body needed to recover. I have silently been ignoring the upper respiratory bug I hadn’t been able to shake, but appear to be about done with it.

3. Made a paper mache Jupiter
One of the times of fatherhood I always looked forward to was being able to work on school projects with my kids. This week, I was introduced to making the paste for paper mache (cup of water and cup of flour) and applying strips of newspaper to a ball. We didn’t want to use a balloon because after all, Jupiter is the biggest planet! Somehow I forgot just how much time it takes to do a project like this.

4. Made up a new quote
As Beth over at Life is a Run pointed out this week, I like to share deep thoughts. The quote that I came up with this week was around me feeling stressed about the 100 mile race, raising money for the American Cancer Society, and some other choices coming up:

You have to be everything to yourself before you can be anything to anyone else.

I realized that I have to make sure I’m taking care of myself before I can make decisions that impact others. It also showed me that I can’t control everyone else’s choices, so some things I just need to let go.

Looking forward to another great week on the horizon!