The Happiest Idealist

I finished a 10K run this morning in 58 minutes. 

I knew that I would enjoy running and always wanted to get trained for it -- this desire for training stems back to middle school years when I voluntarily requested to be trained with the school's athlete team even though I did not represent my middle school to compete in races.  Till now, I still remember those days when I spent hours after school each day running on the track, often times with ankle weights on.

I dreamed as a teenage girl to run in Beijing International Marathon.  However, I was discouraged from running by various people and was told that running was a "boring" sport.  Thus, I put this dream away for many years.  A recent life change accidentally puts me back to running.  After resuming training for about two months, I'm feeling great at what I've achieved.  The joy of running starts to unfold and crystallize in front of me.

I am so grateful to be living in the sunny California where I can run year round if I choose to.  In particular, I am so grateful to live in Davis, where there are many parks and natural trails that I can run without automobiles passing by me. 
I am so grateful that running allows me to feel my own breath, feel the fresh air in and out, one at a time.  Breathing is the best way to release everyday tension and stress.  Amazingly, many people lost their ability to feel their own breaths in their daily life.
I am so grateful that running puts a smile on me when I run pass or across other runners or cyclists.  I love to wear my running suit, which perfectly shows my figure -- not a perfect figure but one that gets better everyday with my training and tuning.
I am so grateful that I can run with my Nike+ band, and share my results with my friends, and encourage each other to do better.
I am so grateful that I do not need to think about anything when I run, but to enjoy the sunshine, the air, and the earth.  All the things and thoughts that trouble me appear to be so insignificant when I run.
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I become so dependent upon running.  I cannot imagine a week without running.  Even marathon becomes so achievable now.  I think I'll definitely be able to do the charity Goofy Marathon for Autism Speaks @ Disney World in January 2011.  Hopefully, I'll finish my first full marathon before I reach 35 years old, and compete in Beijing International Marathon before I reach 40.

A great part of the joy of my life is to try new things and be adventurous, and then learn that I CAN do the things that I think I cannot.  Eat healthy, live healthy, and be happy.  Life can be as good as you want it to be.

 

Don't be mistaken.  The answer is --

No.

Damages cannot be undone.
What has happened is meant to happen.
What meant to happen will happen.
C'est la vie

A co-worker's mother passed away last week.  Another co-worker got a divorce. ... I've got a promotion and start to supervise patent clerks / agents at my firm.  So many ups and downs happen in our lives... Life turns so much and so often that I think I've reached a point where I no longer care much about the happenings in my life.  No more tears for losses and no more cheers for joys.  I ride along the wind in my life and stare at the scenes it takes me to.  C'est la Vie and La vie est belle.