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Well, perhaps nothing that grand.
But I ran four miles today, dashing out early to take advantage of the marine layer over the LA basin. As I was working my way into mile four, out popped Mr. Sun. I finished up before the temperature rose another ten degress.
Two things to remember from todays effort:
1. I did not want to run this morning and considered putting it off another day.
2. I did not want to run on pace.
3. Now I'm quite pleased that I ran and. especially. pleased that I stayed on pace.
How odd, the human mind. Mine seems to want to do just enough to get by, whether in exercise, writing, finance, my relationships. Sometimes not even enough to slide along. As I mentioned last month, I need to plan my actions, execute my plans and adjust as I go, always with a goal in mind. Otherwise, the default is ambling through life waiting for the end.
Here's an intriguing short video on dealing with stress and achieving goals.
