Showing posts with label refreshing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label refreshing. Show all posts

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Running in the Snow!


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I was just getting ready to head out on my run today when I looked outside and was taken aback at the sight of falling snow! What a beautiful and unexpected turnout for the weather! Unlike most people, I actually love the winter and the snow, so had no real problem with the record-breaking snows this year in the midwest, and even a couple of really nice flurries since I arrived home. I decided to go ahead and run through it. I'd really missed running, though there were periods on my mission when I would run frequently (when I was training, we ran at least three times a week), but I prefer to run alone, where I can keep my own pace and not worry that I'm holding other people back from running as they like. So, I went on my run, and such an interesting effect! The snow falling, the wind blowing, the cold air, and the steam rising off of the warm street. It added to the already refreshing and cleansing and therapeutic effect that running has on me. I don't run very fast or very long, but it's enough, and I have my music and my thoughts, and as is practically inevitable, inspiration struck... I think I'm going to be writing later today...

Of course, the snow didn't last too long, and didn't stick to the ground at all. It was done by the time I came home, but as I went about my business today, it's been on and off. Heavenly Father loves me.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Another CA moment...


Last Saturday, for the first time in over 24 months, I submerged myself completely in outdoor water! The closest I came to that was last summer, knee-deep in Lake Michigan, but now, completely! First in the Pacific Ocean, and then in the hotel pool! It was unbelievably refreshing, and I'm really surprised at how I had forgotten how glorious it feels. For those who are unaware, missionary rules prohibit swimming, so I was looking forward to getting back in the pool.

Just had to report that.