I had a moment of revelation earlier this week…
I think I probably started running to get in shape and lose weight, but it’s not completely about that for me anymore.
I run because it is the one thing in my life that is guaranteed to impress most people.
Otherwise I’m not particularly proud of where I am in life. I have a college education, sure, but I’m not using it (and I wasted a bunch of my parents money in the process). I have a job, yes (for which I am grateful) but it’s a job a high schooler could do, assuming it doesn’t put them to sleep first. I live in a town I don’t really like. I’m working and taking classes, putting myself through hell, so that I can get a degree I will enjoy using and can be proud of.
But I also run.
Which is something most people aren’t willing to put themselves through. It takes a level of commitment most people don’t care to give. It certainly isn’t fun, but I love the feeling of accomplishment after I’m done. Most people deem it too hard and I can impress people by telling them I run 13 miles at a time. Telling them I work at a library just doesn’t quite garner the same interest.
But tell me. Why do you do what you do?
I TOTALLY relate to this. I do it because it’s a gal and impressive. I’m doing a job that I didn’t need my degrees to do either. They help, but I definitely didn’t need a masters in trumpet performance to teach elementary music.
I just take the attitude that everything I do somehow relates
And it’s definitely worth the journey when you learn something!!
Hey, I was just browsing your blog!
I’m really glad I’m not alone. I’m jealous that your husband will run with you! Mine has all sorts of excuses not to. I’ll just have to whittle him down slowly.
i do what i do because it is easy and permits me to persue my outside interests. i am in chem. info and build a data base of scientific info of patents and journals.
it is boring as paint drying but totally bearable if you love science and information.
as for excercising well i would like to do more but the tradeoff is spending less time with my son and wife. so i take it where i can get it and be happy with the quality time