30 days of thanks challenge

"In all things, give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
I am often told that my attitude is always a positive one. There are times that I can recall that I may not seem to be positive. I strive to be positive. The energy is pleasant and it helps to have a clearer mind, open heart, and an obedient self.

My glass is always half full. I chose this a long time ago. As a teenager I discovered for the first time that people will not always be true. They will lie, cheat, and steal. Their behavior should not change you or what God has in His plans for you. Those around you will appear to be living life abundantly, but their spirit is haunted. They live in a perpetual fear. This is not the same as receiving discernment. Living a facade is living but it's not a happy existence.

I am thankful each day for the good and the bad. I have learned from it all. This month as Thanksgiving is designed to reflect on our blessings, I challenge you to find at least one thing each day to give thanks.

it doesn't get easier...you just get stronger

Thanking God each and every morning and abundantly for the will to run every day, something that looked quite impossible two months ago.

Reaching the half-way point of this 30 day challenge, I thought it was time to record the observations. I will be honest, I wasn't sure I’d be able to do this, but it’s a good thing I tried anyway. My physical endurance has been quite stellar and sure there’s an athlete that lives inside of me, but coming off that back injury, I was really resting on the side of caution.

In addition to running every day, I am still maintaining my strength with resistance exercises (upper and lower) every other day.

I run a different race every day. The first week my runs ranged from 3-5 miles. The second week was almost the same. I believe running to the market on Sunday, turning into the 3^rd week set me up good for Monday. Sunday was a 4 mile run round trip on a paved road that has weird elevations. I ran my first 6 mile track run. For the average person hearing this is not a huge feat. However, I believe that the treadmill is something that shouldn't be taken for granted. I was used to running on the treadmill on 2/3 incline and obviously this was not a labor in vain.

As I embark on the second half of this 'training', the third leg of this race, I am optimistic that something is waiting for me on the other side, victorious no matter what! It only seems to be getting easier, but I'm actually getting stronger!