Last Friday was just not my day. Several things went wrong
unexpectedly and after a long week, this was the last straw.
By the time I finally made it home, it was cold and dreary.
I've been in Texas too long, so anything less than 60 F is freezing
to me! I came up with tons of excuses why I should just plop
on the couch and zone out in front of the TV for the rest of the
evening. However, my running shoes were already by the door
where I had left them that morning. I had a feeling it would
be a long day and very easy to skip my evening run, so I had left
the shoes in plain sight. I grudgingly bundled up, threw the
shoes on, and took off. After I found my stride and warmed
up, the miles flew by and the stress of the day suddenly became
more manageable. My head cleared and I started to figure out
ways to get around these very minor setbacks that seemed so huge
about an hour ago. Often I get...
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