Good Message at the Right Time

Sometimes when I walk alone, I get discouraged. When I’m out and I’m not able to walk as hard as I want, or I feel more tired than expected.

Yesterday, was one of those days. Luckily I had walked straight out more than 3 miles so there was no way I could cut my walk short. (Sometimes you do have to trick yourself to get in all of your miles.) On the return trip, I was getting tired and was feeling a little down. I wished I had someone with me to distract me more than Christopher Moore could. (I was listening to his book “Fool.”)

At my lowest point, I was walking under I-270 when I noticed a message penned on the wall of the underpass. I read it, walked past, then turned around and took a picture.

The author was absolutely right! And the truth is, it was exactly what I needed! I immediately picked up my pace and walked stronger, thinking about how that workout was going to impact the race in San Francisco next week.

In addition, I thought about this for quite a while after I passed those words. And it wasn’t just about that day’s walk — this relates to my whole life. Yes, I do control my own fate — and what am I going to do about it.

So, I will take this tagger’s words to heart and with any luck I will think about them often.

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