Half Full or Half Empty??

It's really interesting how mankind's consciousness is made to look at the bleak or negative side of situations instead of the bright and positive side of things. This same consciousness applies to life as well as during run training. The same mindset is used in all situations, is it not? Let me share with you =o) Am sure most of us are guilty of this...

We will 'beat' ourselves up over the sets we did not complete or we ran badly in. We do not look at the sets that we have completed and that we have put in our best efforts. So instead of looking at the glass half full and the gift that we have been given to complete those sets that we did, we focus on the glass as being half empty. On top of that, we make ourselves feel terrible about ourselves. Why do we do that to ourselves and dwell in negativity? It's time for a change =o)

Often times when I do not manage to complete a given set for training or I did not run it as well as I would like to, I just tell myself I'll do better and run harder at the next training session. Then I let it go... Sometimes, we are just not up to the physical challenge on that particular day or week. We all have our 'good' and 'not so good' days. The 'good' days are reminders for us to know what we are truly capable of. The 'not so good' days are for us to be mindful to focus on the positive side of things - on what we have completed and how blessed we are to be able to complete the sets that we did =o)

I am always happy to be able to wake up to a brand new day and be able to put on my running shoes and go for a run. Remember... as you are 'beating' yourself over what sets you did not complete or how you should have ran faster, there may be someone out there who would give anything to be able to just run or to simply complete part of the sets that you did. Think about it...