Its the little things.

Who knew running could be so complicated. Come to find out, there are several rules and guidelines you need to follow to run correctly, and safely. Well, let me just say this was all news to me. However, I came to find out very quickly that shoes are very important, and this I learned the hard way. Now, for those of you who know just as much about running as I do, one of the things that you need to know is that your shoes need to fit correctly. Seems like a no brainer, right? wrong. Come to find out, for your shoes to fit right, they actually need to be too big. Well kind of. There needs to be a pretty good amount of room between your toes and the front of the shoe. Also, you shouldnt be able to bend your shoe in half. Then to make it evern more tricky, there are all different kinds of shoes and the way they support you, that you should be wearing depending on your gait and movement. Needless to say, I was doing it all wrong. My shoes pretty much fail this "test" and were the wrong kind for me to be wearing, and too small to really be running in.

After about a week and a half of running more than I usually do in these shoes, I started to realize why they were not the correct ones for me to be wearing. My toes have had a through beating, and my legs are telling me they have had just about enough. This morning, I really started to feel it. I was kicking myself for not having shoes that were good enough for me to be running in.

Now, before I go any further, I want you to think about what just happened there. I was feeling sorry for myself for not having something that was good enough.

Then, I thought about it. I still have both my legs, which my feet are still attached to. I still have all my toes. Im not bleeding. More importantly, I am lucky enough to have shoes on my feet. Im not walking to get food and water, and if I was, I wouldnt have to go very far to have axcess to some, let alone clean and cold water. Im not running from something that could hurt me or going to get help, if I needed that, I have a cellphone in my pocket. And when I turned around to go back, I was going to return to an air conditioned building, where if I so pleased, I could take my shoes off and lay on the couch. What a hard life I have?

There I was, complaining to myself about how I dont have the right shoes when some people dont have any shoes.

That in it self was a blessing. After this whole thought process, instead of complaining more, I could take a moment to be greatful for how fortunate I am. That here, I dont have to worry about whether or not I will have what I need to survive, I dont have to worry about whether or not I will have shoes on my feet.

Here is my challange to you. Take a moment and examine your life. Sure we all have our hardships, but instead of focusing on what we dont have, try and focus on the things we have to be greatful for.

So what is it that you are greatful for?