What a cold morning!

Well, today we had the Strong Legs run at Turner Field. It was one of those mornings where you just wanted to stay in bed. I struggled on Friday if I was going to go. My husband was coming back into town after being gone a few days and my son was having two of his friend's sleep over. In my mind I wanted to cook a nice breakfast for all the guys and thought I really should just skip the run. The alarm went off at 5:40am, and I started to think...should I or shouldn't I?? Well, trying not to give in to anymore thinking, I just got out of bed....there, decision made. It was a cold morning like I said, but once the race was done and I got into my car to head home, I found myself smiling. Did I come in first? By all means NO!  I did do something for myself and that was needed. Funny thing, when I did make it home, my husband was cooking breakfast and I soon "took over", so I was able to do both things I wanted to accomplish today. :-) Usually life doesn't go that smoothly. We are bombarded with responsibility, deadlines, kids schedules. Nevermind squeezing in some time for our spouse! We can get overwhelmed easily with all of this. The key is finding what you need to make yourself able to fully give to others. I have learned that if I don't tend to my needs or doing something for myself occassionally, I am so empty and have nothing to give to others. This is a continual process for moms. My aunt once told me that your priority in life is to your family. So true! Keeping your mind, body and spirit filled or at least never letting them get totally depleted is a priority. I was under the belief that that sounded selfish, but as the years have shown me it is true.  Challenge of the day: Do one thing that will make you smile inside!