Overwhelmed, yep a little bit! Always some good news and bad news, it's just how you look at it
The good news and the bad news….
I consider myself to be a very positive person. I prefer to hold a perspective of the world that promotes the best version of itself. I guess you have two options when you look at things, why not pick the most colourful and optimistic views. Sometimes it isn’t the easy option but in the end it comes down to you and how you decide to live in the moment. Important choice.
The title good news and bad news is something that came to me the other day when I was mapping the course to Perth. I mapped the entire journey from Melbourne (federation square), through every street, park, road and Hwy. Man, it’s a long way. Initially google maps said it would be a 3,274km trip and since doing the correct mapping it turns out a few Km’s have been added. The journey is now 3,415 Km’s. Not something I wanted to hear about as I 3,274 is confronting enough. It really shocked me to see the maps, take a screen shot of the whole trip. Street by street from Melbourne to Perth. Wowee, what a journey it is becoming. I was nervous, scared and unsure about the whole thing. I sat at my computer screen looking at the map really wondering what I was doing or wondering what I will be doing.
I woke up to the beautiful sound of rain falling on our tin roof. One of the most comforting things in the world. To me it’s like a big hug and on Wednesday I needed a big hug. I was lying in bed looking out my window where the birds were enjoying the first real rain after summer. It was perfect. Everything in the world was right, at least at that moment in my backyard in green Upper Beaconsfield. I knew then that everything would be ok.
During the day I caught up with a childhood friend Francis. I haven’t seen him for years and it was good to reconnect. After a good chat and Franco laying down some great ideas that I hope will be up and running in a few months regarding fundraising and clothing for satori Way. Exciting. I then headed to Edwin Flack reserve in Berwick for a track Tempo session. It was tough, cold and incredible. It hit me. I get to make a decision every day, to train or not, to eat well or not, to be positive or not. My view of the world is my world and that is some exciting shit to get slapped with on a Wednesday afternoon! I was fuelled and ready to make this my life each and every day and realised I have been on this path, in the same direction for some time but felt it deep down. I know where and what I need to do and I know how I will do it. Getting here took a lot of toil, heartache, brain ache, periods of depression and reflection along with good doses of ravel and cultural immersion. I’m me and the me I want to be is created by the view I make of the world. You confused yet?
So yesterday I ran for around 3hrs and knocked out some good km’s. It felt like I was flying. Not in the fast running sense but in the freedom sense of the word. I was free to jog and enjoy the fine scenery and I went on my way.
This morning I woke up sore, ohh man I am sore! Another good lesson has been learnt this week. Tempo runs should not be done the day before a long run. Program alterations coming right up J
For now I rest both the body while my mind creates stories, possibilities and plans for future while still enjoying the here and now. At the end of the day all we have is the here and now so learn to love it and thrive in it.
Finding the moment in every moment is the goal and I may wonder away from it every now and then but when you let your mind settle and appreciate all that you do have, many more moments of the now will present them self.
Brett xo
