Theraputic Run

I told you this one deserved its own post. I honestly started running at a time when I was having a really hard time personally. I needed time alone to think! Somewhere I could take out all my anger but not let it affect my family. And the more running circles I joined the more I found most people get hooked for the same reason. It's kind of like that saying going around pinterest, "be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." It's so true! Everyone has there thing to deal with so we all need therapy at some time!! So here is what you do... put on your shoes and start out the door. Before the sun comes up is best because then you get to watch the sky change colors as the sun makes its way up over the mountains and if you start in the pitch black you will sometimes get some shooting stars. Run. Run faster or slower than you normally do. Run longer or shorter than you normally do. Run harder. Pound the ground. Give it a nice good punch in the face, because you know you want to punch someone in the face. :) Then run a new route--see something you haven't seen before. CLIMB that mountain you thought you couldn't do. Make the run about accomplishing what you thought you couldn't possibly do. It will make the problem you have seem accomplishable. Don't make the workout work. Breath in deep, exhale all the way. Several times. SING to your iPod. Play the drums with your fingers (I honestly do this... don't laugh... a few songs on my play list always get the air drums). You can do this! I know you can!