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Deployment Soundtrack: Lullaby
Lullaby

Shawn Mullins, 1998

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The other day I asked myself, How did this deployment blog become a fitness journey blog?

The only answer I have is that fitness is what is propelling me through this deployment.

I went to our local running store the other day for some new running shoes and I told the owner about my first half marathon experience. The first thing that he said to me was, "So what's next?"

I quickly replied, "The Army Ten Miler and another half marathon."

The interesting thing about that is that I said it like I was ordering a cup of coffee. It was all very matter of fact. As I talk to people about the mechanics of the Army Ten Miler, I get more nervous, but I am not nervous about the actual 10 miles.

I finally realized that I am more nervous about the periphery. I am nervous about being lost in a crowd of 30,000 people.

What if I can't find my running partners at the end of the race? What if I get lost on the Metro and miss the race?

These fears are very real to me, but that is another part of this journey. Getting fit is not just about being a smaller size or being able to bench press 200 pounds. It is about taming the ‘snakes in my head’.

It is about realizing that if I talk myself into going outside of my comfort zone, I won't ever regret it - and this does spill over into my life as the spouse of a deployed soldier.

When I am scared to take my kids into a new environment (out of my comfort zone) or when I am worried about my soldier, I remember Shawn Mullins’ lyrics, "Everything's gonna be alright, rockabye ..."

Hang in there, sweet friends!

 

Strength and Courage ... sby 

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