09/27/2025
I couldn’t run a mile until I was 30.
THIRTY.
I couldn’t do it in grade school, middle school or high school.
And I definitely couldn’t do it as an adult.
When I got into fitness / exercise / my personal health journey my goals had nothing to do with running, because despite the continued success I was seeing, I some how was still stuck in..
▶️“What if I can’t?!”
▶️”What if I’m not good at it?”
▶️"Im not a *runner*"
It’s so funny how even in the middle of achievement we can crave comfort and cling to doubt as a reason not to try.
But I did that for awhile. Until a sweet and dear friend talked about running so much - and encouraged me - so I tried to run a mile.
and I did it.
I ran a mile.
I might have cried at the end.
Yay me, but that’s not the whole point…
Ive keep up with running the last 5 years and I learned something more important than just to try, or to remember not to lean to much into the fears that creep up.
I learned that the success is in the effort, and the effort is built on the level of belief we have, in what we are trying to accomplish.

I have become a very average runner. It's something that despite lots of practice still does not come easy to me.
And I'm so proud of it. 🤩
And my continued efforts have impacted those around me and my family has taken an interest in running.
SEE- what I learned MOST is that you don’t have to EXCEL at something to accomplish it. You don’t have to be great, or even good to do a thing. Anything. You just have to TRY.
Effort = accomplishment.
🗝️Mediocre accomplishment is still SUCCESS.
🗝️Slow accomplishment is still success.
So just TRY today.... Exercise, art, music, bowling- whatever you are scared to try. Don’t be scared to do it because you might not be the best at it.
The achievement is in the doing, no matter if it’s the best or not. 🥰
So just do the thing
