The kids are home from school. Again.
And I'm busier than ever. Again.
Who am I?
This morning when I woke up, I thought to myself: 'Who ám I?!' And I wasn't sure what the answer was. When this happens I know just what to do: I go out for a run. And not just any kind of run, but a Mindful Run.
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Time to go for a mindful run and find myself!
So I scrolled through my music list, ignoring my beloved Country and Western songs, and chose the 'Mindful Running Podcast'. This podcast consists of a pyramid run: you start by running 1 minute, then walking 1 minute, building up to a grand total of 3 minutes! After you've done 3 minutes, you then taper down to subsequently 2 minutes, then 1 minute. All in all, it's an 18 minute run.
'Stay in the moment'
What's so mindful about this podcast is that the 'running coach' tells you to 'stay in the moment'. She admonishes you to pay attention to how you feel, how your feet touch the ground, to consider your breathing etc. And I must say, this really helps me. I need someone to tell me to pay attention to myself.
There's a glimmer of me
But that doesn't mean it's easy. Even with the voice telling me what to do, my mind wanders. So I did the run three times, and the third time I finally saw a glimmer of me!
And I almost know the answer to the question: 'Who am I?'
It starts with an 'N'.
Do you practice mindful running?
