Just A Thought Or Two
I really appreciate what a good friend wrote recently for a training group about a "goal". It was very insightful and pulled no punches, which I appreciate that in my friend.
As far as running and sport goes, that is where my missed opportunity (I had written "problem", but that's negative) is: I don't have one these days.
Yes, my spirit is broken and, it hurts. And that, of course, is more than just what the "running world" has thrown my way recently.
There's a bigger goal that I have in life and that is just to be loved. I know that you have to show love to receive it. That's biblical.
But I think those that have a big heart tend to get hurt a lot more easily. That's Jonspeak ... lol
And the people that want to criticize me about my running don't know what is going on in personal life. They just don't have a clue and, at the same time, it is none of their business. I let know who I want to let know about that. They don't know how much I hurt in that area and how that draws energy away from everything that I do.
When I'm in that space, I do the things that I have to -- work, eat and sleep - and make sure that certain needs are met. Most importantly, Waverly's. I'll sometimes pull myself back up for a little bit and then people find it necessary to want to tear me down. Guess I don't understand that.
On a happier note, Waverly had her first volleyball scrimmage last night and it was an eye opener for her, I was told. Welcome to middle and high school athletics! The words from the coaches were a bit harsh for her ears. This isn't Upward basketball anymore!
Dad will have to do the same type of coaching to help get her through it - if and when she needs it - as we did with the half marathon two years ago. And while it is tough love, it is done - and given - with love, unconditional love.
When I get home, she and I will have to go out for a run, perhaps at Bear Branch Sportsfields in The Woodlands to get her ready for next Friday. When we do, I get to help her and she helps me with my spirits. It is something that I look forward to when times get tough.
Some of that you'll get to read a bit more in detail about that in the October edition of Runner Triathlete News. Those that proofread it for me saw what I wrote about in some of their lives ... which means that it hit the target audience that I was looking for.
As far as running and sport goes, that is where my missed opportunity (I had written "problem", but that's negative) is: I don't have one these days.
Yes, my spirit is broken and, it hurts. And that, of course, is more than just what the "running world" has thrown my way recently.
There's a bigger goal that I have in life and that is just to be loved. I know that you have to show love to receive it. That's biblical.
But I think those that have a big heart tend to get hurt a lot more easily. That's Jonspeak ... lol
And the people that want to criticize me about my running don't know what is going on in personal life. They just don't have a clue and, at the same time, it is none of their business. I let know who I want to let know about that. They don't know how much I hurt in that area and how that draws energy away from everything that I do.
When I'm in that space, I do the things that I have to -- work, eat and sleep - and make sure that certain needs are met. Most importantly, Waverly's. I'll sometimes pull myself back up for a little bit and then people find it necessary to want to tear me down. Guess I don't understand that.
On a happier note, Waverly had her first volleyball scrimmage last night and it was an eye opener for her, I was told. Welcome to middle and high school athletics! The words from the coaches were a bit harsh for her ears. This isn't Upward basketball anymore!
Dad will have to do the same type of coaching to help get her through it - if and when she needs it - as we did with the half marathon two years ago. And while it is tough love, it is done - and given - with love, unconditional love.
When I get home, she and I will have to go out for a run, perhaps at Bear Branch Sportsfields in The Woodlands to get her ready for next Friday. When we do, I get to help her and she helps me with my spirits. It is something that I look forward to when times get tough.
Some of that you'll get to read a bit more in detail about that in the October edition of Runner Triathlete News. Those that proofread it for me saw what I wrote about in some of their lives ... which means that it hit the target audience that I was looking for.
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