Mondays are tough sometimes, and that was true for me today. Nothing terribly horrible happened, and it really didn't even have anything to do with it being Monday. It was just a combination of feeling overwhelmed, very unsure, incapable, and being totally out of my comfort zone - too much new stuff! - at school today that was wearing on me on my drive home today. So by the time I walked through the door, I believe you could actually see the black cloud hovering over my head, and my mood was indeed poor. I bet each of us knows this feeling at one time or another from work or whatever circumstances.
But I had made an exercise date with Wade (mah husband) that we would do our next walk/run together when I got home from school today. Believe me, it was the very LAST thing I felt like doing. And I was tired too. (small violin playing...) But I knew that if I sat down to check messages or email which is my usual M.O, I would be done for and would not go. So I quickly changed my clothes and shoes without sitting down, and we both headed out together, in the drizzle. (The weather would usually be a reason for me to cancel out also.)
As the minutes ticked by and each time my feet hit the pavement on my mini-runs, I felt my poor mood slipping away, and literally felt a weight lift off me. By the time I got home, I was in a much better frame of mind, and more fun to be around for sure (right, Wade?!)
Having someone to exercise with does indeed make a difference and Wade as an exercise partner is a big help to me. We have an unspoken competition going on. Whomever starts running first, the other tries to match the distance that they run. And we encourage each other on each run especially.
So, in summary, my antidote for a bad day is to sweat it out of ya! I hope perhaps you can identify with this and maybe get a little inspiration. I know I will need to be reminded of this again the next time I feel like this. Hopefully, not as soon as tomorrow :-).
Until next time....
LLOTM
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