I'm a doer. A go-getter. Pretty much a busy body.
So when my body is injured or sick, it's really hard for me to just stop.
I just started training for my first half marathon and was scheduled to run 6 miles today. But my body had a different plan. I'll spare you all of the lovely details, but let's just say I had some digestive issues and would not be venturing 3 miles away from my house today...
It's difficult for me to do 'nothing' when I'm so programmed to just go non-stop. (And ironically, I was never a runner before this--I'm just teaching myself to be a distance runner so I can run a half marathon!)
But life makes us stop sometimes.
And sometimes we listen...and sometimes we don't.
If we don't listen, things will keep happening until we do.
So, even though I really want to be outside running in the glorious sunshine today--I'm forcing myself to rest. Telling myself that resting my body when it needs to rest is actually better training for a long distance run, than pushing it to the limits and injuring myself long before race day.
How does life tell you to stop?
Do you always listen the first time?
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