Pause for thought.......

When was the last time you paused, just stopped for a moment to appreciate something simple?? I'm pretty sure everyone is like me - always rushing about, and even when you're not physically rushing, your head is always several jobs ahead of where you are. Out for a run?... planning what cleaning need to be done when you get home. In the gym??.... trying to remember that last bit of useful nutrition advice you read/ heard somewhere. At work??... head is elsewhere thinking about who you need to phone tonight, what software needs updating on your PC...... The list goes on.

So, today, during my morning run I decided to stop, mainly to take a photo because it was so pretty, but then I just stayed stopped for a while, and really looked about, at the colour of the grass, the cows up ahead, the church nested in the hedges..... It took a little persuading to stay still, my internal voice was reminding me I was out training, but then I reminded that internal voice that I run because I LOVE it, not because of any sense that I need to do it. I love how running feels, and how it makes me feel afterwards, and how I feel about the fact that I can run!! So I stopped, and I stayed still for a while. And then my run was even more enjoyable!

Try it sometime! Just pause for a moment, look around and notice - at the bus-stop, on the station platform, in the gym, walking the dog - pause for a moment and just look about and take in the view!!!