The Rock and Roll Country Music Marathon was my first and last marathon. Nashville was an interesting choice…bands and cheerleaders every few miles…cool scenery…I can see why we thought that location had a decent draw. But seriously, who knew Nashville was SO darn hilly? I mean practically mountainous. She was my first and only. She ruined me for any and all marathons moving forward. For SO many reasons: One being I could watch 2 movies in the time that it took to run that beast. 2 movies or 15 episodes of Friends. Come on people…15 episodes. Not to mention marathon training is INTENSE and it is something I cannot give my life to. It is AMAZING and INSPIRING and I am in awe of those who run more than one 26.2 race. Give me some heavy ropes, a TRX, and kettle bell and we will do work. But spending HOURS and HOURS running to get to a total of 26.2–is a one and only for me. I had to put it bed. Forever.
Month: January 2015
Doing Life with Your People
Disclaimer: My husband has informed me that this blog is written from an introverted world view. I think it is actually painted with a broader brush, but if you are extroverted and find this limiting (or offensive)…forgive me…it is only meant to encourage…and give permission to those who are feeling a bit over-committed as they kick off 2015.
Recently I have been devouring the words of some of my favorite authors. While in the US, books and blogs have been consumed like pumpkin spice lattes. Several of my favorites have written words referencing, “their people.” I get it. We all have our people. We also interact with people regularly (often on a daily basis) who are not our people. The more I thought about this the more I realized how often we unintentionally are making loads of space in our schedule for those who actually sap our energy as opposed to give energy.
Remembering 2014
Our New Year’s Eve family dinner covered much conversation of the ups and downs of 2014. Honest heart felt words of grief were shared. Amazingly, gratitude followed.
The final question of the night was:
What were your favorite memories and moments from 2014?
100 Cups of Coffee 