Running as Therapy

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -- Oscar Wilde

It's all a matter of perspective and what you're focusing on.  Sometimes I feel terribly insecure (big surprise -- NOT -- to those of you that really know me).  It's then that running helps so very much.  When I'm feeling that way, if I can I go running.  If I can't go running at the time I remember my last run.  Either way I get a feeling of accomplishment.

Unless, of course, I totally blew my last run and let my mind step back from whatever goal I've set for myself.  If that happened on my last run then the insecurities are multiplied.

But in general, the success I've had at pushing myself to go further, faster, longer than I have before reminds me that I can do anything I set my mind to.  And knowing that, I feel a bit better about myself.  And loving myself a little more I'm a bit more likely to accept the idea that other people truly do love me and aren't just being nice out of pity (yeah, the twists and turns my mind can take are pretty convoluted sometimes).

Running as therapy, huh?

Well, it's cheaper than a psychiatrist. :-)

Have a great day, y'all!