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Running as therapy
Hi everyone
Just musing on how running is contributing to my sanity in recent times. It may be useful for some of you in future.
As Andy knows, the recent couple of months have been the worst in my life. My Mum passed away from cancer in early September. By the end of September, my wife and I had separated and now I have moved from my dream home in the Canaries back to England to try to deal with such dramatic and traumatic times. I think the most stressful things in life are death of close relative, divorce and moving home. If you add moving country to that, then I have a full house!
Anyway, back to the point. Throughout the whole experience, I have kept running. During my runs I felt more positive than at any other time. It helped maintain my feeling of self worth. It gave me a feeling that I was still in control of something in my life. It kept me from getting overweight from the bad food I ate at times. It maintained my self confidence (at least of my physical self). And now, it is giving me a sense of achievement as I compete in races.
The moral is that whatever happens in life, running can help ease the pain. Even if only for short doses, it is welcome relief from otherwise deep pits of sadness and despair. It is a positive in a negative world. And look, I'm still here, typing a (sort of) positive message for others.
Thank you running.
And thank you guys for listening. Oh, this should also explain my change of name which Andy made exception for. (Thanks to you too mate).
Cheers all
JP
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