Feel challenged.

Nick and I went for another run tonight, I felt strong and healthy tonight but Nick was struggling. It's kind of funny how it has worked out, last week I was in the middle of a break down and this week he is definitely feeling the challenge. As we were running tonight I was thinking about challenge and what it might mean to me or others. I think we need to feel challenged and we are meant to have it in our life. We aren't meant to be stagnant and to live a life that isn't moving. When we were running tonight we ran by a small drainage pond that was full of muck and slime, water that had no filtration and it wasn't flowing anywhere. Last week I was at my wits end. I was emotional and was being pushed beyond what I felt I could handle, but I made it and this week I feel stronger than ever. If I would have given up last week I don't know if I would have realized what I am capable of. There have been times in my life where I was like the drainage pond, where things in life were pouring into mine, whatever it may be and I have had no way to rid myself of it. There has been times where I was stagnant, not moving and not challenging myself. These were the times where I was at my worst and not moving at the pace I could be. These times aren't over, there will be times in my life again where I might be stressed or overwhelmed with whatever may come my way, but I can't let it stop me. I need to keep pushing and live my life. I can't stop and allow myself to become stuck in the mire. God has given me a life to live and breathe. It is a gift to be here and to have the body I have. To have the ability to run is an amazing thing. To think that God created every little intricate muscle and fiber that allows me to run and have that freedom to make that choice! Why not move? No matter how you do it or how I do it, move! Feel challenged and know that you are capable of becoming the best you are created to be. Believe and have patience for when you are going through trials -- this is a life lesson to myself as well.