Uncover your inner athlete!

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten.. Each morning in Africa a lion awakes - it knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve.


No matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up you had better be running!



Friday, February 1, 2013

Using running to get through tough times


Sometimes as simple as it sounds, all I need is a nice run to make everything seem normal once again. 

I was taken into confidence by a friend the other day who had said she was feeling very depressed and close to ending it all. This was quite an eye opener for me and luckily I was able to sit down with her and chat to her about the importance of getting some help and talking to a professional. 

We all have our days where we have some things go not the way that we wanted them to or the way that we envisaged. Something feels just right or we feel very trapped and without options to get out of things. As much as we look at the situation, we can't see a way clear. 

I had a bit of a downer myself yesterday when a situation didn't go according to  how I had hoped. That said I managed to get back up this morning and progress again.

It helps then to have something like running where we are able to turn to something constructive and positive that requires minimal energy and something that makes us feel normal again. 

There is always always a way folks even if it looks bleak and as though there is no way through there is always a way. Having exercise helps us as we are then able to just focus on plodding forward and making some kind of headway. 

Take care of your mates!

Running together (while caring for our friends), stride for stride on a life changing ride! -- Sean Muller

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