Monday was the 20th day of my 75 days of summer project. My purpose is to be mindful about my joy. I want to pay attention to what brings me joy and what blocks my joy. I want to claim my joy.
I managed to recalibrate — pull myself together and reset my course! — on Monday, after a wonky day on Sunday. Talking things through with a trusted mentor was a blessing. And, I managed to get out and go for a run in the woods. Working my body in this way is always so good for my soul.
Going for a run was no small accomplishment. Jogging has been a mainstay in my life for the past 20 years or more. But — I’ve had difficulties over the past several months. I’ve had trouble with motivation, some knee problems for the first time ever, and I went through a spell of really “conking out” after my runs and not being able to recover adequately. I’ve been working on all of these problems slowly. However, before Monday I hadn’t gone for a run in around 5 weeks or so.
There is an abundance of evidence that writing things down is a very effective step in achieving goals. I wrote about the joy that exerting my body brings to me and my intention to pick up running again on Day 13 of this blog. And on Day 1, I wrote about timing myself on my walks through the forest.
Both intentions came to fruition on Monday. I jogged — actually jog-walked (intervals of about 10 min jog, 2 min walk) my route through the forest, and I timed how long it took me.
It felt wonderful not only to jog, but also to achieve a goal.
It felt wonderful to be true to myself.
Wishing you much joy this summer.
Annie.
Joymeter 