or from it?
A simple question with a not so simple answer. There are easy days and then there are the hard ones. Some of us run in the hopes that the scarier aspects of life won’t overtake us. Some of us run because we’re sure if we run fast enough we’ll make it. Some of us are afraid to stop … and some of us are afraid to start.
(the film quality isn’t the best of this YouTube video – but the content is!)
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At the very heart of who we are is the desire to succeed in our endeavors. The thing is we can only make it in life – if we are moving forward. For those of us who have decided the whole prospect seems too overwhelming.
there is a third option ~ try running along with life.
Go with the flow, one day at a time.
Works for me, maybe you too!
~ Penny
The Why About This 
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Thank you Claudio! Non vedo l’ora il vostro ritorno! Penny
Wonderful advice. Thank you Penny!
Hi Amy, thank you! I hope you are doing well, my friend!
Have found this “go with the flow” is the best option for me Penny~ Excellent post – reminding all of us that life is not supposed to be about “pushing against” anything, but dancing to the tune of ‘what is’ ~ So much Love and Affection my dearest friend! ~ Robyn
Yes Robyn, pushing has it’s place, like with a sticking door, or perhaps a gentle nudge, but too frequently the bar gets set too high and something meant to be constructive becomes corrosive instead. You are correct. There is a natural flow, and I’ve discovered that sometimes an accepting “what is” can turn into a potential and pleasant “what if”! All my love bbf, xoxo
And what ca be…. 🎁💝
Much love always to you !
Running I can no longer do but hiking along with life, that is something that sounds perfect to me. 🙂
Yes, hiking, superbly wonderful! 🙂
Nice one Penny. Find the flow and let go.
Thanks Emmy, yes sometimes hard when it seems upstream/hill, still a good thing, as we can!
This reminded me of Forrest Gump 😉
Run Forrest, Run!
xx 🙂 🙂 xx
Okay, I know I shouldn’t, but darn it, I’m laughing, I swear I’m going to move in next to you RoSy, we really should be neighbors, we seem to have the same sense of humor about life (in a nice way of course). 🙂 xo
Us as neighbors would be so much fun!
It really would, of course half the time people would want to know why we’re laughing and then we’d just laugh harder – the whole inside joke thing of it all!
Thanks Penny for making me think, we often run away from the life we truly want, but we must embrace it and like you say ” go with the flow” we must accept the good and the bad to truly live.
good post 😉
Thank you very much Doris, and thank you for your visit as well, have a great weekend my friend! 🙂
Can I do a fast walk, not sure if I have the capacity for much more until I start easing myself, very slowly into jogging again. I like the flow at the moment, I will try and keep up.
Running, a good thing, walking also a good thing, sitting down for too long, definitely not a good thing for any of us in this online world of today (well, if you’re reading a book that’s a different story of course).
I am increasingly guilty of sitting down, but have only started reading again today, for the first time in three weeks…I shall start getting out more.
The trick is to walk while you read. Actually I think there’s an App for that! (okay laughing here!)
I shall point you out as a bad example when the doctor asks why I would try reading and walking. An app? I have to wind my battery powered phone up, perhaps i should walk into the 21st century sometime.
My kindle has audio, but it sounds like an electronic droid speaking and since it’s easy for me to “go to” that place (sci-fi) anyway, it’s slightly uncomfortable. I do occasionally purchase an actual “professional audio” of a book I love and must say that is most enjoyable and spendy unfortunately! 😦
I have never really known the delights of an audiobook, apart from Genesis of the Daleks, that was on eight cassettes back in the day! There is to much to distract me, I may just sit less and read faster, that may be the way. I can muse on the words as I walk danger free then.
These Kindles are getting a bit magical these days, although in a retro kind of way. ….
run is a bit optimistic for me–heehee. Limp, waddle, stroll…But I dream of running just to run!
Dreaming is the greatest thing ever, and I think I like the rhythm you’ve described here. How are you doing Alice?
I am limping toward sprig! Although it is snowing tonight. Hopeful of a garden this year. And you?
Hope your limp get’s better by Spring. Wow snow, maybe the last one before it warms up for you. A garden sounds wonderful, Alice. I love the whole process. (grew up on a farm). Trying to finish a book a publisher asked me to write. So working on that one. It’s exciting to be asked of course, but until the draft is done and approved all bets are off, and it’s a nonfiction (I do have more background there), but really want to try my hand at writing more fiction. So cross your fingers for me, and take care of you! xx
Fingers, toes, arms, legs, eyes, and heart–all crossed! I look forward to reading the book–all the writing will not be in vain.
Thank you so much for all the crossings Alice, I hope so!
I don’t need to run Life carries me along with it on a soft ride of pleasure…
Oh Bulldog, that sounds so lovely the way you expressed that!
lovely one!
Thank you!
Dear Penny, this is something I have been wanting to hear ! Take life one day at a time. Then nothing unpleasant is bound to abide in for a long time,
Luego,
Thank you Luego! Your words are lovely my friend!
Mary 🙂 I have decided to remove Luego (Spanish for Later) with Regards as it does create confusion.
And its always a pleasure reading your words, Penny 🙂
Regards,
Alrighty then – Mary it is! 🙂 and thank you for your kind words Mary!
…because to stand still is to be left behind.
Yes, I do agree with you Mike!
Food for thought. Makes me think I need to change a few things. Thanks Penny.
Thank you my dear friend! 🙂 xo
AnElephantCant run very quickly
He is not designed to be swift
But a walk or a run
Can be done just for fun
Another way to enjoy life’s rich gifts
One song I remember and really enjoyed was “The Elephant Walk” by Henry Mancini. You may remember it. So of course I like elephants walking! 🙂
Just going with the flow sounds good to me; besides, I’m way too old to run 🙂
Going with the flow a good thing, Lynn! 🙂
Maybe we run to get away from something
Maybe we run to look for somewhere to hide.
Maybe we run to chase something we can’t have.
Maybe we run to be in the arms of a loved one
Maybe we run to show that we are better than others
Maybe we run to be the best that we can
Maybe we run to prove that can’t be beaten
Maybe we run to try and capture our dreams
Maybe we run … just because we can
🙂