Day Thirty-Three: 5K

I signed up to run a 5K tomorrow. Why did I do this to myself?

As I look at the empty glass of wine that I’d like to refill and additional episode of TV I’d like to watch, I can’t help but question my earlier decision. What made me decide that this was how I wanted to spend my Saturday morning?

I haven’t run a timed race in five years, so it’s not like this is a treasured pastime of mine. But I leaned into the urge on a whim…and now my Friday night is impacted.

So what’s keeping me from just calling it? Legitimately, I’m working through this as I type…

Honor? Commitment? Perseverance? It all seems so overrated until one is faced with abandoning these pillars.

Philippians 4:8 iconically states, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

FREAKING INTEGRITY. It shows up and plops itself down and makes you run at 8:00 a.m. on the weekend because you put your name down. I suppose I should be proud that I’m sticking to my motivation to better myself, even in an example as trivial as a local event. Because integrity demands consistency across the board, thriving on whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable.

Doing good things are good…they’re just also tiring on a Saturday sometimes…and ultimately worthwhile I GUESS…

Food for thought: when has integrity driven you to go a farther distance?