One More Step

In my life I feel like more often then not I've given up when I probably could have done whatever it was that I was going to do. There were some things, however, that I was always going get second place doing, and those things usually had to do with my older brother, Daniel. So that's why I can't believe I just completed a half-marathon. I don't really feel that different, well, except for the pain in my legs. The difference I'm actually referring to is the feeling of accomplishment that I think I'm supposed to have. I know many, many people have completed half-marathons, and some of those have completed it multiple times. Then there's the fact that it's only half of a marathon, so should I even feel that special?

Two years ago, my husband, Paul completed his first half-marathon, and I thought about doing it then, for a very short time and backed out because I didn't think I could do it. I doubted my abilities again this year, when I considered a half-marathon in April. I didn't "want it," so naturally I wouldn't be able to do it. Having said all of that, I should feel really good about myself since I backed out twice because "I couldn't do it," and now I've done it (something my older brother Daniel hasn't done, I might add. I think I have an inferiority complex).

I'm not just writing this to talk about me doing something I didn't think I could do. I want to encourage others to do the same. It might not be completing a race. It might be going back to college, when you think it's too late for you. It might be pursuing a career in something you think you couldn't ever do, because you're not smart enough. Maybe there is someone in your life that you've wrong, or they've wronged you. Settle it! It could be anything. All it takes is one more step to get closer to your goal! There's a saying that comes to mind. "There's always a million reasons not to do something." Live your life with one less regret! I have many regrets, but not completing a half-marathon because I had 3 kids, and I'm too old and out of shape isn't going to be one of them!