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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
Good but not great, still.
Today’s run, three miles. Ten minutes into it, the mild pain started to subside. I was happy to run 20 more minutes relatively pain free.
I’ll take it as a very small victory. It sure was better than the other day when I had to stop.
Listen, I realize this may bore some people. I’m even semi-bored myself. Seriously. Right now I’m just working through some rough times.
I’ll have a better tone tomorrow, because I have some great news to share.
Sunday, March 22, 2009, which is exactly two days after my first left-heel cortisone shot, from a wonderful Podiatrist, Dr. Cyrtis Wagner, at Sand Lake Commons, near Walt Disney World.
Went to Holy Family Church for 8:45AM Mass. Then went to Gold’s gym around 10AM for a strength and core workout, skipping all calf exercises. No pain. Cool.
It’s 2PM and I’m rocking my left foot back and forth over a frozen water bottle, like I always do. No pain.
No pain!
Cool. Hope this feeling lasts.
Dream big. Get there. Stay there.
The first two are the ones that many people attain. Dreaming big is the easiest. Getting to your goal, an aweful lot of work. Goals have a way of lifting us to extraordinary effort.
But “staying there”! That’s in a league by itself.
If I have to explain this to you, may I suggest you first re-read the last two sentences, slowly and carefully.
If you don’t get it, well, sorry.
One more try. Just look at dieting, or relationships. Losing weight and finding a great partner can be very motivating goals.
Agree? Good.
Staying at a healthy weight the rest of your life, or staying married for a lifetime, a whole different level of challenge.
Now do you get what I’m saying? Hope so.
Make it a day to Dream Big. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
So how do I feel today?
Pretty good. Not great or excellent. Pretty good.
I’ll give it another day.
Some mild pain on my left heel when I rub it over a frozen water bottle.
I guess I was thinking there would be zero pain after 24 hours.
I remain hopeful. And faithful. Faithful that whatever the plan is, it’ll work out exactly as it’s supposed to.
In the back of my my mind is the thought of ten years of incredible effort, and an upcoming milestone birthday. And a few other factors all coming together to make for an inspirational story.
Maybe tens years is too early. Maybe 50 is too young.
Maybe not.
I surrender.
For real.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
I met with Dr Curtis Wagner of Foot and Ankle Associates of Florida – www.floridafootdocs.com/gpage2.html – for a checkup this morning.
My left heel had me concerned enough that I prayed long and hard last night for wisdom and guidance.
What I discerned was that I was willing to surrender and accept whatever consequences where revealed from this morning’s visit.
Of course, after a decade on this journey to battle high cholesterol, and working so long and so hard, that my running became an extraordinary “story”, the last thing on my mind was stopping.
I finally found my resolve and was content to go to sleep.
When Dr Wagner came into the exam room, I told him, “I surrender to your verdict.” It was humbling.
I could sense his belief in my sincerity. This too, was quite humbling.
He said, “Don’t stop training yet. Keep up your stretching, ice, and night-splint. Take one 200mg Celebrex capsual each day for 30 days. See me in two weeks.”
I can only begin to tell you that whatever is in store as this unusaul journey unfolds, I am willing to accept it and use it to bring honor and glory to God.
Use me as your instrument. Give me courage and wisdom to remain humble and discerning.
Good night.