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Deployment Soundtrack: Running on Empty

   Running On Empty

    Jackson Browne, 1977

            Preview Song

Today was an awesome day. The fact that it came on the heels of two very bad weeks is not lost on me. My status on Facebook today was, "100/100/100; 2.5 minute plank; 3 mile run. I think I will call it a day." During the course of the day, I completed 100 abs (sit-ups, crunches and leg lifts), 100 arms (push-ups, modified push-ups and tricep dips), and the rest speaks for itself. I ran the full three miles, and it felt great!

Over the last two weeks, I have really been struggling with holding myself together. The kids have lost their minds for the summer. Technology created a "hot mess" between my husband and me and another friend and me. I have to tell you, friends, I was tempted to crawl up under my bed and stay there. Can this deployment be over already? Can I seriously learn to think before I speak or type, as the case may be? But do you know what? Today, my perspective changed.

I have started using a saying during this deployment, "If you have your hands on your boot straps and are pulling, I will gladly stick my shoehorn in to help you." Now, this applies to me. Can you believe it? I am going to take my own advice for a change! I decided to change my perspective. I have learned from my errors. I have apologized for creating a "spinex" (as my sweet soldier puts it) in the lives of people that I care about. And then, I ran.

I completed my first running goal, which was to run a full three miles, and there is no stopping me now! When I began the day, I felt like I was running on empty, but now my cup is full and overflowing. What do you do to help change your perspective sometimes? I would love to hear about it. Please leave me a comment below.

 

Strength and Courage ... sby

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