Just finished a run.

Noteworthy? Perhaps not, except that it is my first run in years. Perhaps since leaving university.

And?

And, I feel great! It felt amazing being back out there, just me and my music. Me vs. myself. Old school: no phone, no social media, no apps... just a 12-year-old iPod nano strapped to my bicep.

That is the ultimate battle. I know I need this. Most days I don’t want to run, or exercise, or whatever.

But I need to balance my wants (or don’t wants, in this case) with my needs. It’s time to let my ambition free again.

Time to let my narcissism loose again. Time to do things for myself, because me.

After all, taking care of yourself is not being selfish.

I am astonished at how tempting it is to post something about this on the social media. To get those token validations: “good job,” “don’t quit,” “keep it up,” “you’ll feel great.”

I know. I already feel great. So, I’m posting it here. In a place where no one will read it. For me.

And tomorrow? We’ll see... I’d like to keep this up. We’ll see.

What i'm listening to:

Be Good to Yourself
Journey
Raised on Radio