Motivation…or flipping the switch
Why is it that some days I feel like working out, and some days I want to turn the world off and hole up in my cave?
Some days, I want to workout but I am too tired to even keep a thought.
Last winter I had one of those moments and somehow got my hand over to the keyboard on my computer and googled “running motivation”. What popped up was miraculous – it was a website that calmly commanded me to “put your shoes on and walk out the door”. Like a rebellious robot, who was too tired to complain, I did just that. As I walked to the corner, I told myself (and the website voice in my head), “It’s cold and I am not going any further”. When I got to the corner, I announced aloud, “Ok, a little further, but, I won’t run.” As I approached the place where I usually begin running, I told myself, “Ok, I’ll run but I won’t go fast.” …and I didn’t. But, I finished 4 miles and when I arrived home I was so refreshed I was ready to do another 4!
I ended up having one of the best runs of my life – not because it was fast, but because it made me feel so incredibly good. Who knew that letting the mere fumes of energy override my brain, allowing my body to take over my head, would create memories of an event that, to this day, helps motivate me?
