Well another year has come and gone. In many ways it was a great year both for my family and I. Things continue to move in a positive direction even during these tough economic times so we are counting our blessings, especially given how hard hit our home state has been. We are taking nothing for granted, that is for sure. Our holiday season was both festive and filled with good cheer, mainly because it was spent with family. My family has settled into some very fun traditions, while each year adding a few new things to liven things up. Santa even supported my cause by filling my stocking with lots of needed running items!
On to what brings us together, my quest to GetGoofy! Here is the latest information. I had gotten into the swing of things and was starting to make real progress on both my dedication to running as well as the number of miles I was running. Things were looking up when I am sure you can guess what happened next. Yep, I got a flu that kicked my butt harder than anything Patrick Swayze dished out in Roadhouse! (You will find that I love most things pop culture and I tend to go there for my analogies or examples.) Any way, down I went for a week, then it took me another week to get my strength back. By that time the holidays were in full force and my training schedule become a Ghost in my life. (Not sure why I am on Swayze movies tonight.) So, little or no training got accomplished in December.
For those of you playing along at home, I now have only one year to prepare myself to Get Goofy. It is really hitting home and my dedication this New Year has shown it. Maybe it was all the loot at Christmas, or the new whiz-bang toy I got (more on that in another post) but for the first time in quite a while, my passion to succeed is really kicking in. I have been waiting for this and it has finally arrived much to my surprise, as well as to my relief. I was beginning to wonder if I had lost my kahuna, and I was going to let my negative inner voices succeed.
So here is what is different. Even though it has been so cold outside, I have successfully begun running again. I am going to join a local gym later this week to begin building back the muscles to stabilize my knee. I have a clear purpose once again, and I am following through on the commitments to workout that I have made to myself. It is going to take a monster effort to Get Goofy, and for the first time since I have started writing this blog, I am fully committed to putting myself in position to run 13.1 miles one Saturday next January, followed up by 26.2 miles the next day.
I really believe that in each of there comes a “put up or shut up moment” in everything big that we attempt to do. It’s how you handle those moments that can define your entire life and how you (and others) see you. It’s funny, in talking with many of my friends about how see ourselves (my last blog) they also still see me as the distance runner that I once was, and not as the remnants of one that I let myself become. With each met commitment, with each mile run, I am making the reality begin to match this perception of who I am. You can do it too but it has to come from a place of passion (though anger works well too) so that it can drive you forward.
So to end things tonight, I hope that you will have a wonderful year this year. One filled with self-awareness, positive mojo and vibes, and of course drive and dedication that carries you to your 2010 goals! Whatever they may be, attack them hard and put yourself in position to succeed. Find how you want to GetGoofy and make it happen in 2010. I know I plan to!
Good night.
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