"I'm going"

Misty Mornings can be beautiful and sometimes more easily admired from a window. This morning the wind was violently brushing the trees and heavy clouds barred the sunrise from view. I contemplated how much more enjoyable my run might be should I wait for the clouds to burn off and the sun to warm the air a bit. I have plenty of ways to fill the quiet time before the rest of my family stirs.... plenty of ways to enjoy a quiet misty morning without lacing up a bracing chilly, windy, wet air.

However, this was one of the rare mornings that I had plans to meet a friend. Her text msg gave me the motivation I needed to get moving... all it said was "I'm going". It is a pretty simple sentence, very basic, very generic but powerful all the same. It means: whatever the obstacles, whatever the alternatives, this is what I am doing now- I am going. I am not waiting, I am not watching, I am not sleeping, I am not stopping. I am going.

We have choices every moment of every day- we can 'go'- that is accomplish what we planned to do, intended to do, hoped to do, want to do, believe we should do, or we can 'wait' until the winds subside, until there is better light, until we feel more into it, until the circumstances are perfect. Sometimes those circumstances we'd like to ignore actually make the 'going' even better. Today.... that was the case. Fresh, clean smelling air, light misty wind, and a friend to share the miles made the going great.

Hope you get 'going' today too!