Give thanks

All day I was looking forward to running. I've cut back so much because of my leg and I've missed it. Today I decided to forget about distance, about pace, about duration and just run till I got too uncomfortable to keep going or until I decided to stop. It was magic. I ran for the joy of moving, not out of any desire to accomplish something. That was the most delightful run I've had since I started. I felt free and so grateful and full of thanks. I'm alive and I can run and dance and kiss and touch and FEEL GOOD and and and... Pretty awesome. 

And so, I'm thankful for

The ability to run

The idea of running the Disney Princess half marathon next year with a new found blogger friend while wearing a tiara delights me.

And so, I'm thankful for

New found inspirations and other bedraggled silly runners.

Life and all of its crazy ups and downs, twists and turns and unexpected surprises can drain you or uplift you. The people you surround yourself with, I believe, are key in determining which way the pendulum swings. I am incredibly fortunate to have in my life some truly lovely people who enhance and raise up rather than weigh me down. 

And so I am very, very thankful and grateful for 

All the amazing people that life has seen fit to bring into my world-- old friends, new found friends, friends who teach me and uplift me, who trust me and who I trust, who make me feel wise and loved. You know who you are :-)

I've heard of the runner's high and never been quite sure what it was. I suspect when others refer to the runner's high what I'm feeling now isn't it, but I think it is my runner's high, my little spot of Zen and clarity. 

And I like it. I like it a lot.