Sometimes optimism isn’t enough. You accept the facts and let it go.
May 17, 2011
Just finished reading The Extra Mile by Pam Reed. It’s truly inspirational. Picked a few quotes to share.
“Running within yourself.”
~Pam Reed
“Anyone who continues participating in this sport will develop personal preferences. They offer the challenge I’m looking for and also another element I’m coming to value more: I want an event that’s physically and mentally demanding without being stressful on the way everyday life is. I can get enough of that elsewhere. When I’m running, I want to get where I want to go_ which is not to the supermarket, the car wash, or the veterinarian.
~Pam Reed
“Looking for new ‘virgin territory’ to savor is not always about finding something farther or harder, though those things have strong appeal to an athlete of my ilk. Other ‘firsts’ can be very pleasurable too. And some of them I would have never have thought to look for.
~Pam Reed.
“I’ve gotten to a point where I feel pretty capable of dealing with physical challenges. It took me a long time, and I’m glad it did. Yet I don’t ever want to feel like I’ve ‘mastered’ this. I don’t want to lose the excitement, or even the little bit of fear that comes from going a little farther or trying something new.”
~Pam Reed
May 3, 2011
“Well, it’s New Year’s now but I don’t feel that way anymore. I wonder if you do either. Something’s happening to me. It’s like I’m shrinking smaller and smaller and I can’t stop it. There’s just so much wrong that I can’t imagine the shame in admitting even the tiniest part of it. When you left it was like there was this huge gap to fill, but instead of spreading wide enough to do it I just fell right in, and I’m still falling. Like I’m half-asleep, and I can’t wake up, can’t wake up….”
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