I ran a Half Marathon in just a sports bra and skirt last week. It was 96% humidity and 88 degrees. Needless to say, I wasn't the only person out on the course who was only half dressed, and I figured it was OK. As I crossed the finish line, however, there were photographers snapping photos as we were draped in our medals, and I laughed and said, "Oh Lord, I won't be buying THAT photo. That is a lot of squish for a finishers pic!"
Of course, I was laughing. I actually think I look Ok.
But later I thought back and wondered why it was OK for me to be so rude to myself. If someone - a friend - had said that to me, I would have been very sad. When I realized that, it made me want to buy the picture and save it, knowing that there may be a time in my life when I will look back and think, "Hey, when I was 38, I was very fit."
So women, and men, reading this - please be kind to yourselves. Appreciate that life is a process, and that just because we are so often always striving toward a bigger goal, it doesn't mean we should dismiss our current greatness.
I know I'm going to try harder to celebrate my current self.
Also, next to me happens to be one of my favorite Nursing School professors. We didn't run together, but she caught me in the last mile. Great job Prof W. |
1 comment:
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Thank you for writing this, I struggle with it daily. You look fabulous btw, I don't see the "squish" you speak of.
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