Inspired by the comments to yesterday' blog post, All or Nothing, I dropped what I was doing in the afternoon and decided to give another whirl at my four-mile loop.
This time I was determined not to let the voice inside my head discourage me from running, even if I did have to stop for a brief period to walk.
And I did it.
I ran past the spot where my inside voice usually yells, "Stop or keel over" and I resumed running, even after walking up hill for three blocks.
By the time I arrived home I was proud of myself and I think I understood the point Heather was making in yesterday's comment section.
We do not shine because we are excellent.
We shine because we strive to be better.
There are a lot of things I am not excellent at, but that I enjoy doing. Running, writing, and being a wife and parent are but a few.
I think Heather's point is that, even though I am not excellent at them, I shine because I get up every day and work at doing them better.
Shining still doesn't leave room for complacency, but I love the idea that it welcomes improvement.
Shining off until...