All Season Runner

Looking for the blessings

I’m an all-season runner. I have been since a child. Yet the last several years I’ve become appreciative of what each season brings. What will I see today? What will I hear? What will I find?

Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, or the pain challenge I have overcome, whatever the reason I’m truly grateful to participate in each season. I’m embracing that some seasons are more challenging than others…just like life.

Yesterday I was blessed to see a fox. I looked up just in time to see a beautiful red bushy tail dart out in front of me. It was a lovely surprise and I thought, I’m so lucky to see this fox, look at her go! She energized me out on the road and reminded me I’m not alone. What a blessing.

What blessing will you embrace today?

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Poem of the Day:

I lookup 
Just in time 
A red bushy tail 
Darts in front of my eyes  

A fox! 
Sprints onto the road  
I follow her footprints in the snow
Chase or being chased
I don’t know 

I pick up the pace
To catch up with her 
My competitive spirit ignites 
I’m chasing with no fright 

My eyes fixed 
On the fox ahead 
Look at her run
Oh! What fun   
Where is she going?
It’s still snowing  

She disappears into the woods 
I lose her tail, the red is gone  
The chase has ended 
My run adventure splendid 

This is what the outdoors can do 
You never know what you will 
Run into