Karma Help

I have been a little overly stressed lately...I would say the past two weeks? I felt it coming on and couldn't quite pinpoint it. Last night, I finally reached that point where I thought, "I don't like work and I am miserable, my training sucks and I will never be faster, and on and on."

The thing is, I do like work (most of the time). If you asked me what I would do other than physical therapy, I couldn't really tell you. (except run my animal rescue farm one day- and I guess it is way too late to play professional soccer).

My training also does not suck, although when I am stressed, my training is sub-par. Like everything else, I have some successful runs and some poor runs. Making progress in triathlon for me is just not linear, although I want it to be. So, I have to take a step back and look at the big picture quite often.

Before I flipped my lid- and I was oh so close to doing that last night- I thought to myself...does everything about my training/running right now suck, or am I just stressed and need to sleep on it and rethink things in the morning? Dave and I decided the trip to Pensacola last weekend put things off center a bit- the travel, the stress of spending way too much money, the drinking, the rush back home, the disruption in our routine, skipping the grocery store and not having any good meals, etc....

So, I marched straight to bed with two missions that may just center the world a little bit for me.

Mission 1: write some long over-due thank you notes. I do not write these enough. I want to make a good habit of telling people thank you more often. I am taking them to the post office NOW!

Mission 2: give a little bit to others... Now, Dave Ramsey tells me to wait on this because I have not reached this baby step and I have not paid off my debt. But, sometimes just a little is okay, right? :) Check these good links out if you have a mind to share a little bit today:

• TEAM VICTORIOUS SECRET - to benefit SEEDS and SEE SAW. Check with Kari Mayhew for more information.
• EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS- Nate's College Fund- Check with Hillary Biscay for more information.
• MEMPHIS AREA YMCA- We Build People Campaign - Great cause for local Memphians.

Has my karma changed? Stressed dissolved? Hmm. I don't know, but I definitely feel better this morning after some rest than I did last night. :)