Well today is the beginning of a new Month and as a big
April fool's to myself I started the C25K program today!!!! What the hell was I
thinking. O that's right I wasn't. Who in their right mind chooses the goal of
running a marathon? I must be joking myself.
I should give you all a little background on why I chose
this goal! At the end of 2011 my husband was diagnosed with an autoimmune
disease in which can cause his spine to fuse and leave his mobility limited by
the time he is age 40-45. So he was
given treatment options which many of were expensive or we could go the free
route and choose a clinical study. That
is exactly what we did, but part of the stipulations were no more children once
the study started and we for sure wanted more kids! So immediately we started
trying for child number 2! After a couple months of trying and failing, I was
doing some reading in a magazine (I can't remember which one now), but it
talked about research stating that people who set a goal are the happiest. So after I read that I looked at my husband
and told him I was going to run a marathon and that goal should keep me happy
for at least 5-7 years. So I went out
and bought a pair of running shoes and started walking/running and after a
month we were pregnant! So of course that slowed down my progress but now that
that baby will be 4 months old on the 10th of April and my husband is on his
clinical study for the next 2 years at least I thought I had better get back to
my goal. So here we are talking about
goals and being happy but really how do we reach our goals in life, what
exactly is a goal, and can people really achieve that self actualization
through their goals?
Well what exactly is a goal? A goal is the desired result a person or a system envisions. The person or system plans and commits to
achieve a personal or organizational desired end point. Many people chose to reach goals by setting
deadlines. In my case there is no endpoint
for reaching the 26 mile marathon.
However, I think to be successful with in achieving my all time personal
goal I need to set personal goals. So
as part of my motivation to keep me going I am going to commit to some 5Ks
throughout the summer months. As time
goes on I will share you with information I find on achieving goals and being
happy as well as if I feel this information is correct throughout my own
personal feelings. I hope that each
person following this will be able to gain perspective and possibly be inspired
to go for their own goals! I know as a society we all need a little more
happiness! So I might feel as if I played an April fool's joke on myself right
now, but at the end of the day I felt better because I ran for 10 minutes out
of 30 minutes! That to me is a great start and even though my neighbors were
probably wondering why I was giving myself a pep talk as I walked or ran by their
house I achieved something today that I have not been able to do ever! So
tonight I will say a prayer that God continues to guide me on this journey and
Tomorrow I will do some strength training and hope for the best when I go back
out and run on Wednesday!
Good night for now and God Bless,
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