I've been a touch sick over the past few days and I've missed blogging, running, and not having to blow my nose every two minutes. Being sick, while miserable, does make me appreciate the time when I'm not sick. These past few days have slowed me down, but they've also made me pause and reflect on how much good I do have in my life. Sure, things are tough right now, but there have been times when things were not so tough - though I just didn't appreciate those times then.
I'll probably get sick again in my life, it's part of the game. But I'll also be better again, healthier in a few days, I'm sure. Just as my body moves through health and sickness so too does life move through the good and the bad. I'm learning to appreciate the good while the good is here, not just when I don't have it. Like the old song says, you don't know what you've got until it's gone.
I'm supposed to check off another one of my goals this weekend: running the Geist Half Marathon. I may not make this goal. I'm still pretty sickly and I pulled my quad about ten days ago. My leg feels much better now, but I've not ran for ten days. I know I'll be crushed if I don't do this race this weekend but I also know, and so I've learned, that there are external constraints that can affect projects.
In project management we have to do alternative identification. This is an activity where you find different solutions to an identified problem. For example, you want tile floors but your budget is really strained. You find a different solution and go with wood floors instead. In my lifelong project, if I'm unable to run Saturday I've found an alternative. I'll race in the Sunburst Half Marathon: Hall of Fame to Notre Dame on June 6. I'll keep you posted on my decision.
Finally, the picture in this article is me after the Country Music Marathon in Nashville. That's my third half marathon this year. You can read about that race here.
