But, you know what? We can do them. I'm almost the queen of procrastination. I have read recently it is a characteristic of Libras, which is nice to know I'm not alone. LOL! But, I put off things I should do until the very.last.minute. Or I don't do things because they might hurt, I'm not good at them {only child syndrome - don't want to do something until I can do it perfectly}, or I'll look stupid. Those are my top reasons.
But this weekend I ran a 5k race that involved the one thing I hate doing in races - hills {I didn't realize how hilly it was going to be when I signed up}. The race was more than half hills. The first half of the race was uphill, then the last half mile was uphill as well. It was rough. It was not pleasant, but I found something out about myself - I did not die.
Yup, I ran this race to the best of my ability. I ran the hills {minus two, because I'm just not in good enough shape right now} and the last hill before the finish. I'm particularly proud of that. I earned that medal. I may have finished in the last 10, but I ran a great race for me.
Apparently, I can do the things that I tell myself I can't. Running hills is right up there with things I hate doing, but believe it or not I did it. So, next time you tell yourself you can't do something, maybe you just can.
Have you done something you didn't think you could or just don't like doing and found it wasn't so bad?
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