It's a beautiful life!: March 2011

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Half-Marathon!

So I finished my first half-marathon and I've got to say, it felt GREAT (besides the soreness and the "I want to sleep for a few days now" feeling :) :) ). I loved training for and accomplishing something like that. And, let's be honest, now I can put the 13.1 bumper sticker on my car and feel cool ;)

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back---concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."
-Goethe

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

--Marianne Williamson, author

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Half-Marathon!