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In one of Personal Renewal Groups the focus of the month is on self-care. Every day the intention is to take a moment to reflect on what you need to do to take care of yourself…to feel supported, nurtured, and balanced. After a week of running around preparing for the trip, welcoming my nephew, and sitting in a car I woke knowing I needed to move by body. Lacing up my shoes, feeling achy and unmotivated, I stepped out the door and started to run. My old running route here wasn’t going to work. It was a nice flat run along a creek but the road is being resurfaced…or something. Largish rocks – not to friendly. Hoping to avoid the hilly route I tried another that took me past a house with rottwielers and while they were tied up (with rather thin ropes) they scared me out of my shoes – also not such a friendly option. So I resigned myself to the hilly route. Usually I run with music pumping to keep my motivation up while I run around a flat path around the lake back home. As I faced the hill I almost turned back. But pushing myself outside of my “comfort” zone was well worth it. The quiet, the views, challenging my body all left me feeling satisfied. What do you need to do to push yourself past your comfort zone?

 


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