Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Fall 2009

I went running tonight - well, my version of running is to run about 5 blocks, then walk about 5, then run, then stand there and try to figure out which way to go next... you get the picture. Anyway, i was driving to and from walmart smoking a cigarette and the mist inspired me. I used to run in Olympia around the cul-de-sac in this kind of weather - it was glorious. Quiet, peaceful, cool. So, I went out in it thinking it was unwise, but I did it anyway.
I was impressed that I could run farther then I used to be able to and wasn't nearly as miserable as I used to be. I would have thought five months of sitting on my ass would have been harder on my fitness.
I wasn't just lazy. First, I got the swine flu. Then, I sprained my ankle - very much badly. I still rode my bike to school though, until I slipped on some ice and almost cried because of the pain in my sore ankle. Then, I met my father, lost an undefined relationship, came down with mono, my daddy left my mommy, and my mommy left her sanity behind, then I had finals, then two papers worth of a Christmas break. This is the third week of the new semester and I feel like I'm on a new journey.
I want to be healthy - I want to eat healthy and exercise and get good counsel and not engage in destructive behavior. This is who I want to be. Last semester was the end of a lot of things. This semester, this year, is a new beginning in almost every aspect of my life. A new direction in my education, parameters on my inheritance, new relationship with my parents, new priorities, new challenges. Cheers.

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