In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, I looked up some of his quotes so, that I could somehow pay homage to a man who changed the world for all of us. There were so many good ones:
"I have decided to stick to love...hate is too big a burden to bear."
"Faith is going forward even when you can't see the whole staircase."
But, this one really stood out for me and is a great life lesson for us all.
"If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl. But whatever you do - you have to keep moving forward."
I love that. Life is all about moving forward. Too often, we get bogged down by our own worries, problems or burdens and it can be absolutely crippling. It is at those times, that we must look inside and find the strength to go on...to move ahead, even if it is at a snail's pace.
I remember the day I was diagnosed with MS. I sat there in disbelief in the doctor's office. I knew at that moment that I had two choices. I could go home, crawl into bed and pull the covers over my head and succumb to this disease OR I could learn as much as I could about the disease and how to manage/live with it and face it head on. Thank God, I chose Door #2.
I have known many people over the years with MS. It always amazes and saddens me when I hear them say things like "I never had children because I have MS" or "I have MS, so I can't run." We can come up with a lot of excuses to NOT live our lives but, the truth of the matter is that they are just that. Excuses. No matter what your burden is, you need to find a way to get the most out of your life. I'm not saying that everyone needs to run a marathon, but atleast get out there and get moving. You will be amazed where it will take you.
Happy Birhday, MLK...you were a wise man. I would have loved to have known you.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Happy New Year!
By now, I hope you have all put away the tree...recovered from that NY's Eve hangover (!) and filed away all the cute photo christmas cards you received in a tidy little album!! Happy Twenty Dozen, 2K 12, 2012...Whatever you wanna call it, it is looking like a great year already!!
I am clearly on my way to my 2012 running goal of running 12 miles a week!! So far, so good!! It's only Wednesday and I've already logged 6.5 miles!! Yahoo!!!
I had a nice solo run yesterday morning....cranked up the tunes and managed to do 17 laps (3.06 miles) around the track ... not bad for my first day back for the new year....and I was sans my amazing running partner!! :)
After I run, I always like to walk atleast two times around the track to cool down. While I was walking, I realized that I am sort of like one of those country singers who stutters when they talk, but sings beautifully. You'd never know it when you listened to him sing, that he even had a stuttering problem. When I run, I do pretty well, don't stumble or fall...I manage to keep myself upright for the most part!! But, when I walk...Oh wow! What a difference....I can hardly walk a straight line and I have a little trouble with the ol' balance. Maybe it's because I just ran 3 miles and my feet are like, "Ummm hello? We'd like you to sit down please and put us up for awhile." I had to laugh as I was walking and thought how funny I must look to the people behind me. They are probably thinking, "Hey lady, it is 630 am...and you've already started drinking?"
This is just another reason why I love RUNNING!! It allows me to forget that I have MS for awhile. It allows me to go farther. I feel stronger than I ever feel at any other time during the day. It is my drug of choice.
Wishing you all a happy and healthful 2012...and hoping you go out and do something that makes you feel ALIVE!!! Because if your not alive, well, then... you are just plain dead!! And that sorta sucks!!
I am clearly on my way to my 2012 running goal of running 12 miles a week!! So far, so good!! It's only Wednesday and I've already logged 6.5 miles!! Yahoo!!!
I had a nice solo run yesterday morning....cranked up the tunes and managed to do 17 laps (3.06 miles) around the track ... not bad for my first day back for the new year....and I was sans my amazing running partner!! :)
After I run, I always like to walk atleast two times around the track to cool down. While I was walking, I realized that I am sort of like one of those country singers who stutters when they talk, but sings beautifully. You'd never know it when you listened to him sing, that he even had a stuttering problem. When I run, I do pretty well, don't stumble or fall...I manage to keep myself upright for the most part!! But, when I walk...Oh wow! What a difference....I can hardly walk a straight line and I have a little trouble with the ol' balance. Maybe it's because I just ran 3 miles and my feet are like, "Ummm hello? We'd like you to sit down please and put us up for awhile." I had to laugh as I was walking and thought how funny I must look to the people behind me. They are probably thinking, "Hey lady, it is 630 am...and you've already started drinking?"
This is just another reason why I love RUNNING!! It allows me to forget that I have MS for awhile. It allows me to go farther. I feel stronger than I ever feel at any other time during the day. It is my drug of choice.
Wishing you all a happy and healthful 2012...and hoping you go out and do something that makes you feel ALIVE!!! Because if your not alive, well, then... you are just plain dead!! And that sorta sucks!!
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