My heart is filled with thankfulness…
… and my legs were ready to run.
I haven’t registered for a 5K in forever. I’m not sure how long it’s been. 5 years? 7 years? More than that? Back in the day when I was running anywhere, everywhere, as often as I could, I stopped running 5Ks. Instead, I spent my race fees on longer distances.
But today it seemed appropriate to get back to the basics and cherish the fact that on this Thanksgiving, I am able to run. Despite all of the bad possibilities I was confronted with earlier this year, very few of them have come to pass. And more importantly, the things that have come to pass have not been more than I could deal with on any individual day.
So today, as so many are sharing, “I am grateful for __________________”, I would like to add:
I am thankful for my health which includes the ability to run a 5K on this Thanksgiving morning.
And, if I’m being honest, I’m thankful that I still have my hair. There. I said it. Yes, that feels so vain, but it’s true.
