While I'm Out There

“I was patient and did not berate myself for how I looked or how I did and didn’t perform. Instead I marveled in the fact that I ran…. I was continually in awe and experienced my pain as a resource that allowed me to use my body as a tool of self-expression and personal self-accomplishment.”

“…every day I’m faced with choices that determine whether I move toward becoming what, deep down, I have a feeling I’m capable of becoming, or step back into my comfort zone to avoid risking humiliation. What I now know is that the feeling of letting yourself down—the disappointment and unravelling confidence with each retreat—is far more painful than what is out there beyond the safety of what’s familiar.”