The last couple of days have been a roller coaster ride for me in my personal life. I found this apartment that I really like last week and then found out on Friday afternoon that someone else got the apartment. Let’s just say it was due to the ‘signs of the time’. I was so heart broken that I wasn’t the chosen one for the apartment. When I got home on Friday night, I was really in a bad place mentally. All I wanted to do was open a bottle of wine and drink myself silly to ease the pain that I felt. The only thing that stopped me from becoming a drunken fool was that I was scheduled to run 10 miles on Saturday morning. There was no way I could do that with a hangover.
On Saturday it was very warm during our run. The first 5 miles weren’t bad but I really struggled to complete the last 5 miles. Running is a physical activity but it is also mental. The disappointment about the apartment was still lingering in my brain which affected my running. On the other hand, running for 2 hours cleared my mind and I was able to formulate Plan B for my living arrangements.
Looking back on Friday, I realized that is was probably a sign for me to take another direction with my life. On Friday, I didn’t think that. I was just having a pity party for myself looking at all the things that I haven’t gone right in my life instead of what has been good in my life. Having running as part of my life really saved me from going down a destructive path. Running really is the best therapy.
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