“I had to do something to shake up my life and get back some sense of control and trust in the world and along the way fill the hollow space. I needed to rebel against these negative forces, to scream so loud and for so long that the anger living inside me would evacuate forever. But instead of screaming, I ran.”
- Gail
Kislevitz, First Marathons
Yesterday morning
a friend sent this quote to me and said it reminder her of me and how I’ve talked
about how running came into my life at the perfect time. It’s not that I think
God wanted my marriage to end but I do think God knows how to line your life up
perfectly and give you exactly what you need.
- January 2011 I wasn’t a runner, I was overweight, and out of shape and a shell of the strong girl I once was.
- January 2012 I had started running just a couple months before, at nearly the end of my 85lb weight loss. I started finding strength - mental and physical - that I forgot existed within. I started remembering what happiness really felt like.
- January 2013 my world came crashing down… but the prior years had prepared me to withstand. I had gained mental strength from running and found an outlet for all that haunted me – the pain, the anger, the confusion – I ran it out. I had built my support system with a base of long-time friends and a few key new friends whose friendships were perfectly timed.
Do you need to
shake up your life? Do you need to rebel against the negative forces? Go for a
run. Take a cross fit class. Join the gym. Fitness is an amazing outlet for
life. It saved me.
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| One of my favorite places to run. This route clears my mind. |
