Dare You to Move

I'm behind again in my posts.  I'm sorry...the nausea that's plagued me is back again and while I can function and do what needs to be done around here, by the evening I am worn out.  Add that to worrying and stressing about today's appointment for the hubby and I am not someone who feels like anyone would appreciate the thoughts in my head pouring out into words.  But, I am here now and hoping this is a positive effort.

My running streak officially came to an end this week and I have been resting my legs (mostly my left hip) since Tuesday.  I am itching for a run but being patient.  I know that I pushed my body hard by doing 41 consecutive days of running.  The sense of accomplishing a goal like that was amazing though.  Having great company along for the challenge helped a lot...it made me accountable and I felt like part of a little club.  :)  Isn't that the best feeling?  So, maybe today if the nausea subsides a bit, hubby's appointment doesn't leave him feeling too badly and everything else in the world cooperates, I will head out for a run.  Maybe even a long one...because it's time for me to get training.  While I have not been running, I've been planning to run.  I am signed up for two official events so far.  First, Squirelly Tail Twail Run, a half marathon in February that I missed last year with a nasty, nasty virus.  Second, I'm signed up for the six hour version of Farm Park Challenge and am running it with my running friend, Michele.  I really am hoping to do all 6 loops, even if we miss the time cutoffs and we have to do it as a fun run.   Hubby is also signed up and I have no doubt he can do it, and I'm glad we're again training for the same event so we're on schedule together.  I thought maybe my 2013 challenge to myself would be to do 13 new (to me) events.  It's easy to revisit past events because you know a little of what to expect, so this way I feel like I am challenging myself to seek out new things, try something different.  Now, I just need to find 11 more events.

I also took the plunge and applied to Liberty University Online yesterday.  Woohoo!  That was a big step actually applying, but it felt like it was the right move.  And, while I was there, I found out there is college/high school programs that can be done online.  I think I am going to sign up the boy for one so his second half of his senior year can count for college credit as well.  The girl did that and she graduated with a full semester of college completed.  Plus, shhhh, that frees me up from curriculum planning a bit this spring.  ;)  Now to wait to see if I get in, get the classes I want, oh, and figure out how to pay for this!!

Have you ever heard this song?  That's how I feel sometimes, but it reminds me...just keep moving!

"I dare you to move. I dare you to move. I dare you to lift Yourself up off the floor.

I dare you to move. I dare you to move. Like today never happened. Today never happened before.

Welcome to the fallout. Welcome to resistance. The tension is here. The tension is here

Between who you are. And who you could be. Between how it is. And how it should be yeah"

And isn't that the truth...between who I am who I could be is where that tension exists...or maybe it's more of who I think I should be.  And where can I run to escape myself?  That's an easy answer.  Nowhere.  I have tried to escape myself, to push myself to be more, better, different and in the end, I am me and I am good with that.  I think we always wish there were things we could change, but in reality, it's all a facet of what makes us who we are.

I love music.  Music tells a story and it makes me feel alive listening to it.  So many times, a song will come into my head just like a gentle melody and remind of what I need to focus on or where I should be headed to.  Other times, music can mirror my anger, my frustration, my fears...anything.  So, today, find something in my music or in your life that can inspire you and that dares you to move.

For me, it is time to move and get ready to head to the hubby's test appointment.  I am daring myself to stay focused, positive and know that God is in control.  And no matter what, I will praise him.

Have a great day everyone...I dare you to move.  :)

Sheri