My new addiction

I never would have believed this...

I'm addicted to running.

I have been overwhelmed lately with energy, both good and bad depending on the day. Today was an uber crappy day. But I still went for my run, even though I had originally intended to walk. I thought to myself, "Let's try running, see how you feel and you can always stop." They always tell you that in magazines and exercise books, but I've never experienced that before.

I'm going through lots of changes right now. For instance, I have a half gallon of ice cream in the freezer and tried to eat it today to cheer myself up, and was really grossed out by the idea. That is definitely a first - food not being a comfort. And I'm not all that upset about it. I rather embraced my feelings, realized it was going to be a crappy day and watched a lovely horsey movie (Hidalgo). And then I took a 3 hour nap. A much needed nap.

I also started my period today, so that explains the moodiness, though it was exaggerated by the lack of sleep. But it doesn't explain why I'm not hungry. I only had some tea today. And I don't feel hungry. Perhaps my body needed a day to fast. I'm not going to force anything though. If my body wants to fast, so be it. If it wants the most amazing smoothie in the world, yay!

My brain has been very overwhelmed lately, mostly learning new things about myself. Things are changing. We'll see where it takes me. All I can do is go along for the ride and keep running!


Oh, and I had to share my favorite quote as of late:
Expansion is the signal to take action, move forward, make decisions.
Contraction is the signal to wait, go within, retire, be easy on yourself, be gentle with yourself.

Love it! Live it!