Life Lately: remember the long view

Today is Monday, but it really feels like Tuesday and everyone else is on the last leg of "vacation mode." By the end of today I was thinking Friday can't come soon enough! My hubby worked yesterday and we started the week jumping right back into homeschooling. It was a bit rough, but I'm trying to learn to roll with "rough." I've been learning that conflict isn't necessarily a bad thing. So often I measure a "good" or "bad" day as a stay at home mom based on whether or not we avoided conflict and everyone "got along." What I've realized is it's not my job to make sure everyone gets along, my job is to teach my kids the skills they will need to resolve conflicts with their siblings so that later in life they don't shy away from expressing how they really feel and can handle conflict with confidence and graciousness.

Conflict shouldn't be squashed or silenced. It is an essential ingredient for my kids' growth and development.

During the day today all my thoughts about goals for 2017 went out the window because I had to be absolutely present as we made our way through the day. This seems to be the theme of 2017 so far...at least for the first two days of 2017. Ha!

No pressure

But the best part about going into 2017 is that I haven't put any pressure on myself to "be ready" for the new year. Maybe it is because we are in this big transition (while we build our house) where nothing is ever exactly how I like it: everything is in piles, nothing has a "place." Living in this seeming chaos has probably been good for me-I'm learning being forced to let go. Often times I get wrapped up in everything that is going wrong or isn't how I'd like it to be and miss out on seeing the good things that are right in front of me. It's a short-sightedness that sometimes gets a little out of control sometimes.

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Long View

And while life is all about letting go and being OK with the present, running has been the same. I took a much-needed month off in November and I'm still regaining fitness. I don't feel nearly as fast and strong as I did back in June. With some reluctance I've accepted where I am and I may not go into the Snowshoe racing season the fittest ever, but I'll go in ready to have fun. I'm reminded by my coach, Chris Dunn frequently to remember the "long view." I have to remember what I'm building towards and what I want to get out of running.

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-Sarah

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