So, I've been running lately. Now, before any of you do a doubletake to check if you are really reading Kambria Smith's blog, I should tell you it's only about two miles everyday, inconsistantly. Well, on Saturday my brothers were home when I returned from my little run and one stopped laughing long enough to ask, "Why do you run like that?"Unbeknowns to me, he and his friend had been driving as I ran alongside the road (yes I run outside...I'm just that crazy). I guess I didn't quite have the physique and stamina of the runners above, which prompted my brother's tactless question. I know he wasn't trying to be rude, so I decided to just ignore the last two words of it and ponder. Why do I run? Well, I tend to justify adding one of the freshly baked brownies (which always seem to be around) and Mom's homemade fudge sauce to my ice cream on days I run. Let's be honest, I'd probably still eat it and so that's why I run.
Since Ukraine, though, and since "adjusting" sometimes the only answer has been to get up and run. There are some inevitables tied to running.
I love that when I run I can't keep my heart and lungs from growing stronger.
I love that when I run I can't deny the permanant connection between the physical, spiritual, and mental.
I love that when I run, I rely on positive thinking.
I love that one more step can turn into miles.
I love having an end in mind and watching myself get there.
I love that when I run, the next day it is easier.
I love gaining a testimony, by DOING, that growth and improvement is a
process.
I'm SO ready for a particular "process" in my life right now to be done. However, I'm seeing for myself that if I keep getting up and "running," there's no way the end can NOT come, and there's no way when I get there that I will not be much, much stronger.
D&C 130: 20-2120 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—
21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated. I'm grateful for absolutes.