~what not running will do for you~

Hello my friends!!

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a safe & wonderful

weekend :)

Well with the New Year comes the

"new pounds" hee hee ~ oh the fun

of eating too much fudge & any other

kind of sweet lurking about.....

veggies?  huh?? what are those??

sound familiar?

well I knew it would all come screeching to a halt

this week....I knew the days of decadence and laziness (so to speak...more about that later!) would be out the window come today....

yep...today is the day....

 I have to say, I am grateful for the warm, mild air

this morning with the tiny peek of sunshine~

 I happened to notice when I was sleepily doing one of my "usually annoyed at"

morning chores....... feeding the cats....it requires going out

on our back patio, shuffling to the big cedar box (wow what a whiner I am!!) & feeding the always starving (?) cats...

but had I not done this terrible rotten chore, I would not

have noticed the fresh & mild morning air....and

probably wouldn't have noticed the little ray of sunshine,

seemingly urging me on~ prodding me to just do it.

to just go..

get on your stuff...

get on your shoes...

and go for a run...

oh so true....it's that first step....

~all I could really think about this morning.....was how long it's been....since I last went ~3 weeks to be exact... (yep an excuse!) 

and that:  it's gonna be hard, it's gonna

be cold, my feet will hurt, I won't be able to go

very far, I won't be able to go very fast, I've lost

so much momentum...........................!

sound familiar?

but yes, I am chasing a goal.....

of being a "runner"

and I worked my way up to 4 miles ~

and I'm not about to give up

because of a little time off!!!

and a little (ok a lot.hee hee..) of fudge & goodies

and inactivity.....

so to answer my own question of

what not running will do for you??

here's the answer....

when you do begin again......

it will....prove to you that you can re-start!

help you notice the wee little bit of sunshine

in the midst of winter

notice the birds chirping & make you think of spring...

notice the seagulls against the blue sky & remember

warm beaches....

notice your thigh muscles with every step

and visualize the lean legs you are building....

and lastly, realize you don't have to give up!!!

I can tell you this......I feel good now....:)

have you been feeling a little sluggish too??

are you dreading "getting back into it??"

do you need a little push?

here's your push!

go on now ~ go do it....

whatever it is....

a walk, a run, or even a little bike ride....

go get some fresh air...

move around & breathe....even sweat...

oh yeah...feels amazing!!

xoxoxo,

Shellagh

{all images via pinterest}