Wednesday, April 16, 2008

okay, maybe i lied

I guess it's not really 417 miles or whatever I wrote. Sorry.
---
Got in 7.5 miles tonight. Felt good and the weather was about perfect.
Running feels good and it's fun again. That's nice to say.
---
Anyhoo, I've neglected Karen's 6-word memoir thing long enough.

Only get to do this once
Words I stole from Jon a while back. I think about them often. Used it a couple times to make some somewhat tough decisions. Used to it decide whether or not I wanted to take a high-ranking position at a newspaper I once worked for. Made me think whether I'd regret it or not if I didn't take the job. Ultimately I didn't do it, but those words helped me.
Ya know, there are some things I want to do that are fun and things I want to try. We only get one shot at this life, might as well have some fun along the way.
Plus maybe some challenges along the way. I guess that's the competitive side of me talking.
I only got one shot at seeing my daughter's first soccer game. I only got one shot at seeing both of the girls ride a bike for the first time.
Hmmmm...my mom only got one shot at this life and she did a pretty darn good job with her one chance.
I hope I can look back one day and say I did a good job at my one shot.

2 comments:

Katy said...

that's sweet, edwin.

K said...

I didn't know your mom, but I know she raised a great kid...