A great attitude is so refreshing. Nearly everyone has many things in their life that are going good to great and a few things that are fair to poor. We all know (and probably try to avoid) pessimistic people who always focus on those negative things. What a drag to only see what is wrong. People who can look on the bright side are a breath of fresh air! Think of this famous optimist: Annie had a lot of challenges living in an orphanage with the nasty Miss Hannigan. She had a sunny disposition and a great singing voice belting out that, "The sun will come out, tomorrow." We can all agree that Annie's great attitude won the heart of the weathly Daddy Warbucks and a great life. This morning the weather looked a little iffy after getting around 5 inches of rain overnight. Deb and I took off figuring we could adjust our route to stay closer to home if needed. We got a short shower around Mile 1, but by the time we needed to make a decision, the weather had largely cleared. Around Mile 6, we started talking about how the weather had stayed pretty nice. That conversation turned to the weather we've had for our runs over the summer. We could think of only one day that we postponed due to lightning and thunder and there was the day that was very warm that we ran through a sprinkler...look back to the post titled "Busted" for that tale :-) Deb mused that God must know how much we need our runs and gave us good conditions to get it done. I agreed and wondered if God would say that we have relatively simple requests of Him and that good running weather isn't too big. Regular runs, especially with good friends, are like medicine for the soul. Here's to hoping you are finding good conditions to get your runs done whether you meet a friend, go alone or take your best running dog with you. Besides pondering the weather, Deb and I were debating the merits of signing up for a half marathon in September. She is going to check her calendar and if she can work it out, I agreed to do it if she does. If you are looking for a half in September, check out this one: https://ggriverrun.com/ . Hope you are getting nice weather for your runs--August can be challenging if it's humid where you live. Happy running--Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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