School had at me this week (even though it was a short week) and I have even more coming up next week so today I decided to go to my favorite park for a little run. I wasn't planning on a hard run, just a little breather, and then stretch but my run turned into a very good therapy session.
Running is truly the only place my mind completely feels at ease. It's like no matter what issues I'm facing or how many assignments I have coming up, mid-terms or presentations running always seems to clear my head. They say exercise releases endorphin's in your brain and I'm a firm believer that's true. Every time I go for a run with a lot on my mind I coming home feeling so blessed and excited that I was able to take that 45 minutes out of my hectic day just to be alone with my thoughts.
Typically I listen to music when I go for a run, my music always depends on my mood but today my mood was very hopeful for the future and so was my music. I was listening to Imagine Dragons Pandora when Counting Stars by OneRepublic came on. It's one of my all time favorite songs.
All of a sudden I stopped thinking about everything I had on my plate and started to picture what my life might be like someday. I didn't come to just one possibility but yet many possible outcomes for my future. I think that is a very exciting thing to know there are multiple things in my future that could make me happy. This gave me a sense of spirit to believe I can reach my goals, whether that be alone or with maybe someone by my side.
Sorry for the sappy post but let's just say I am very happy I went for a run today.
