Progress is Progress!

Okay - I know I am old and slow - and coming off a semi-major injury...but when I did the 5 miler in under an hour I was very happy with that. I actually had just a little over 11 minute miles. It felt like my work had paid off. I was still way behind the pack - but for me it was a good run! And by the way - the outside temperature was 19 degrees F.... just to finish this cold booger was quite a feat!

The really cool thing is when I crawled back on the treadmill yesterday I realized my base time is faster. When I started running on the treadmill I stayed at 4 mph on slow runs. I had been working on it all this time and shot for some 5 mph and 6mph speeds. Yesterday I did almost my whole 2 miles at 4.5 mph. I know that it not much - but sometimes we need to celebrate the small progresses we make.

Today - take some time to celebrate some type of progress you have made. Maybe you have stayed on an eating plan for a day or two - celebrate your accomplishment! Some may have added distance to your run - it's time to celebrate! Maybe for some you were able to keep your cool in a harrowing situation - celebrate your accomplishment!

In the Christian world we are not allowed to celebrate these small things. We are taught that it is prideful to take joy in what we accomplish. Now if you go overboard and rent out a billboard to let the whole world know that you accomplished some feat - that is probably too much! But we must take pride in what we do - even in the small things. Give yourself a pat on the back today for something you have been able to accomplish. I promise - it will help your overall attitude and ability to cope with the rest of the day!

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