Mental training..............................

I didn't run a bit over the weekend...NOT ONE STEP! And I'm okay with this fact. Really.

I tend to be one of those people that try and do EVERYTHING, and then beat themselves up when something doesn't get done. This type of behavior is not good for self-love, so I am kicking it to the curb.

We got so many things done around the house this weekend that my mental stress is near non-existent. This is a major first for me, with a big party less than a week away. I am calling that progress.

Unbelievably, I am looking forward to the official start of my marathon training (June 3) like I look forward to vacations. Once the graduation party is over, my plans turn to training. I have nothing else on the agenda for summer. My time is going to be my own. I am not taking any new residents, so I will not be stressed out at work. I will have time to devote to mental, physical, and spiritual training and this is going to benefit my entire world.

Progress then, is not running for three days in a row (brain is making me type that it is really only two as Friday was a scheduled day off, so I guess there is still work to be done) and not calling myself bad names or dropping into a mental depression. I am looking forward, and that is really all we have. It doesn't matter where we have been, only where we are heading. And besides, a person could get seriously hurt running while looking behind, instead of watching out for what is on the path in front of them. Right?