Accomplishment

I feel GREAT this morning! I feel like I've made an accomplishment. I jogged for 45 minutes straight this morning without stopping once! For some, this may seem a small task, but for me, it felt wonderful! I wasn't exactly enthused about jogging when I began this morning, but before too long, I was having a blast! It was like I was on such a high from the feeling of being able to go on and on. I don't think I've ever had such a good time jogging before. I always feel great when I'm done, but never necessarily have FUN while I'm actually jogging. But today, I was.
I probably looked silly to those who saw me because I was kind of dancing to the music I was listening too. I'm not sure dancing is the right word, but I was often moving my head from side to side and bouncing my arms more than usual to the beat of the music. I got more into the music I was listening too than usual and decided not too care if I looked silly to anyone else because it was keeping my mind off of any "work" I was doing.
Normally when I jog, I have a hard time ignoring any side pains or tiredness I have. But this morning, I ignored all of that and it helped tremendously. I constantly cheered myself on and told myself that I felt great (even if I did have a side ache) and that I was doing such a good job. The more I told myself how good I was doing, the easier it was to ignore my side aches and keep myself from getting tired. I believe our minds are far stronger than our bodies. If we can strengthen our minds and truly believe in ourselves, I believe we can often prove our bodies to be stronger than we may think they are. I did exactly that today; proved myself that I could do more than I thought. I jogged much further than I have in a long time, and yet, without any breaks, which normally I would take.
I somewhat wish I would have kept jogging for another 15 mins so that I could have said I ran a full hour straight today. I really think I could have done it, but I needed to get home to Jon and Koen. So another day, I will need to prove that to myself.
I apologize if any of this sounds like bragging, as that is not my intention. I'm just so proud of myself for doing more than I thought I could and feeling so great doing it! I've just never had so much fun jogging before, and I really did enjoy it today. I truly hope that I can continue to find pleasure in jogging like I did today.
My accomplishment wasn't just that I made it 45 minutes without slowing down, but that I made it fun for myself too.