Running Reflections: Warning: Running encourages deep thoughts

December 11, 2024 | Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell


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deep thoughts…

In a world where polarizing beliefs are everywhere, tugging us toward one extreme or another… I was drawn to the following lyrics that queued up while out for my weekend run.

“Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road

Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go

So make the best of this test, and don’t ask why

It’s not a question, but a lesson learned in time.”

Good Riddance, Green Day

In the end, it’s not the thing - it’s what we make of it.

We judge, we think “this time it’s different”

yet somehow, everything different is the same,

and all that’s the same feels different.

It’s all about the lens we choose,

how we see,

hear,

and ultimately,

act.

And so, here we are in the present moment, where another lyric rings true:

“Right here, right now

There is no other place I want to be

Right here, right now

Watching the world wake up from history.”

Right Here, Right Now, Jesus Jones

Maybe it’s about leaning into this moment, trusting in the lesson, and being fully alive right here, right now.

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Colleen

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