Get Up and F'n RUN

Get Up and F'n RUN


This morning at 0600, I got a reminder from my calendar that read "Get up and f'n RUN". It would be my first attempt in a very long time and I had no idea what to expect. I knew I was going to give it a go and take whatever I got but, I was going to put one foot in front of the other. Okay, it was more of a walk/jog than a run but, I did it and I didn’t puke!

Similar to most things in life, it was not a horrible as my imagination had pictured. I was present in the moment of a beautiful Fall morning. Present with the discomfort, the small victories, and simply being outside and moving.

Listening to music has always been very powerful and a double-edged sword. Giving rise to many emotions and thoughts. I have listened to songs that spoke strongly to me and some that made me realize that someone else understands how I feel. This morning as I ran, a song did just that. It made me realize that all the time I have spent searching for my purpose and what I felt was my biggest obstacle, might be one in the same.

We are back to the bear with me thing because sometimes you have to go a long way around to go a short distance. Was blending in and kind of fitting in, a curse or part of my purpose? Is one of my purposes to navigate the abyss between opposites? To be a piece of the puzzle to connect differing sides of the puzzle that don’t realize they need each other?

Confused? Just take a second to think about 5+4=9 but so does 6+3=9. How many people have lived with little or no exposure to other’s challenges. We can be isolated and it is difficult to remember that two people can look at the same situation and see two different things. Sometimes, being in the middle means you can see the good and bad of both sides.

Maybe I don’t need to be fixed. Maybe I need to focus on where I am and do the best I can from there. I know one thing for sure, I need to run and I will keep working on that. Below are some of the lyrics and YouTube link to the sone I was talking about.

Fix Me by 10 Years - https://youtu.be/DCbkeUxkbYc

It's taken a lifetime to lose my way

A lifetime of yesterdays

All the wasted time on my hands

Turns to sand

And fades in the wind

Crossing lines

Small crimes

Taking back what is mine

I'm fine in the fire

I feed on the friction

I'm right where I should be

Don't try and fix me

 

Love and respect,

Maytag






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