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21:45

Wednesday

Wow, what a day.

The longest distance I have ever run in one go is 15 kms, so perhaps this would sound silly and not credible, when I say that I would rather run a real running marathon than do a marathon of social media networking. :(

On the upside I got to reconnect with so many friends! I felt all my anxiety wash away by the sheer joy of reading the generous words of people I consider very good friends. People, who have been "with me", at the time I could not stop contemplating of simply taking my life away because of the emotional pain I was in.

I survived that time.

I will survive three weeks of waiting the results of this blogging competition!

Today, clearly as day I experienced again that I am not a very competitive person. I like my quiet existence. But sometimes I need to take myself out of my comfort zone. This competition is one of those exercises I do, to achieve that. It's something I need to do, not because I need "glory" but because it's one of those risk taking that makes you feel alive. Like a cold splash in the lake for New Year's Day (do you do this in the States or only the crazy Germans and Dutchies?!lol) to start the year right.

Tomorrow is another day, and hopefully with a rejuvenated mind...

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taken from our frozen lake

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lucyt said 3 months ago ...

ooooh I love this photo, ice, snow, sun, brrrrr cold !!! (its already 28 and only 730am) bit warm....

Jo, its up and its down and its round and round what is it?

                                 *life*
wombat said 3 months ago ...

Keep "running happy, with hope in your heart!" We have several similar dunks in the icy waters in the states, all named differently by region, I suppose. "Penguin Plunge" is one that comes to mind.

I think you have the perfect balance if you are able to take yourself out of your quiet existence and experience the world at large. Thanks for the nice photo and the encouragement for folks like me, who see that same sunset, but not as beautifully.

hegemone said 3 months ago ...

I go through phases where it seems I'm dead set on doing something to break myself out of the mold, something I wouldn't normally do, something that would make me uncomfortable (only because it's the 'unknown'), etc. It's usually refreshing and reaffirming that I can do whatever I set my mind to, or I can learn a lesson and still live through anything, lol.

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