DATES WITH MY HEART

I have dates with my heart here, at least once a week, every week.

This morning i forgot my headphones so it had to be a silent run, with no distraction or motivation from podcasts or music. I called my mom and that helped for a bit. About 1.5 miles in, it was just me and the ocean and the birds and the surfers and the shells and the sand and the fishermen and the clouds and the sound of powerful, gentle waves.

It was miraculous.

One wave would come in close to me, then it would retreat, meeting the next wave half way. It costs nothing to be our running in nature, no gym membership, no budget breaking vacation. Just the will to wake up earlier. Just the will for a date with myself. Ready to take on whatever’s coming this week!