Aiming for a purpose
Monday, October 1, 2012 at 04:54AM This morning I ran past a house with balloons tied to the gate post, some still inflated, others popped or now deflated, obviously the remnants of a child's, or possibly adult's, birthday or similar celebration.
I find it rather sad seeing such reminders of a fun event that has now gone, unless it's photos that take you back to the feeling of enjoyment you had at the event. Much better to take down any decorations as soon as it's over, I always think.
It also made me think of my 1,000th daily mile run last Wednesday. Now that's in the past I no longer have an inspiring milestone in front of me, and each day is just another day of running a mile.
It reminded me how important it is to have something to aim for.
Even when I changed my experiment from seeing if I could run every day for a month, to seeing how long I could keep it going for, I always had milestones in mind, like let's see if I can do 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, a year, etc.
With no goal or milestone at all in mind it's a bit like driving your car with no real idea of where you're heading.
So I decided this morning that my next natural milestone to focus on is December 31st, which will signal my completion of running a mile every day for 3 years (hopefully).
It almost feels like I have given a purpose back to my daily run.
What milestone are you aiming for and does that feel like a purpose for you?
Reader Comments (1)
Yes. Absolutely.
They say that the purpose of life is a life of purpose.
Keep going Tony!