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    Inspiration

    Exercise Routines

    I have found there are two types of people in this world. Ones who love to run and ones who don’t. There’s no in between. You either love it or you don’t. I happen to love to run! It’s in my bones but the older I get, the harder it is. My love affair began in 6th grade when I joined my middle school cross-country team. I was starting a new school after being home schooled for 5 years. Yep, bet you didn’t know that about me. We had previously lived in an area without the best schools and my mom, having her master’s in education and a schoolteacher herself,…

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    Gratitude,  Inspiration

    Finding Gratitude

    When I run, I typically find it’s the time I get my best ideas. Or, at least ideas. Maybe I’m the only one that thinks they are decent. Feet hitting the pavement, one step after another, music in my ears and alone with just my thoughts. It’s therapeutic for me. Sometimes when the world feels like it’s crashing in or I just can’t stand to be in my house for one more second, I can throw on a pair of running shoes and escape, even if only for a few precious miles.  I wrote a post about making time for yourself and actually putting yourself first in order to fill…