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Life is a Marathon/Obstacle Course
You have to pace yourself and choose the best way over, around, or through the obstacles.
I am not feeling it today. It’s one of those days where no matter how much I try, I am feeling down. It feels like there is a weight upon my chest, and I am distressed and feeling uneasy about…everything.
For once, this is not the result of reading news across social media. No, this one comes from going deep inside my head and getting frustrated by not being where I desire to be at this time.
This is not the immediate physical being, this is the mental/emotional/stabilized being. Having financial security, knowing that I am doing better with getting my body into shape, feeling as if the work I do is worthwhile and that I am not spinning my wheels — but going nowhere.
Life is not a singular race. Life is a marathon. But not just a straight-forward 26.2-mile marathon run, it’s also an obstacle course. Much more like one of those tough-mudder challenges, but in marathon form.
You have to pace yourself, and there are going to be times you will see yourself falling behind. The thing is, that doesn’t really matter, because the only competition in this marathon is you.
A two-to-eight-hour marathon, when stretched across a lifetime, is going to require different pacing along…
