Autumn is here..

I love the autumn, second to Spring.. The leaves are so beautiful as they fall from the trees, blanketing the ground beneath, an array of reds, browns and yellows..

For me the season brings all sorts of memories. The children when they were young, kicking their way through fallen leaves and jumping in puddles; their innocence absolutely adorable. Memories of our little puppy experiencing a strong breeze for the first time that carried the leaves in the air for him to chase.

Today I took this photo at the end of my run. I’ve been running every single day for a year now. It was my year anniversary yesterday. I journaled a lot of year through videos and social media posts and it has been a delight to look back over them and remember the tough days and the wonderful days. Having reached a year, I have been thinking about what’s next. I’ve used blip on and off in the past and I have decided that if I can run everyday for a year, I can surely blip everyday and it will help me journal my challenges going forward.

So what are my challenges?

I have 6 more half marathons to run this year to make it to 52 for the year. I have a number of races I want to complete in 2023, improving pace mostly.

But a bigger challenge for me now is to start practicing meditation again more regularly. Every day if I can. I used to meditate everyday but once the world started getting back to normal post lockdown, I somehow got out of practice. So today I start the practice again. I am going on a meditation retreat in December and starting now will only help me in fully embrace the experience of the retreat.

And I will write a blip each day. Writing every day will help me to get writing on my next book which has also taken a back seat. Writing, for me, is all about consistency. The more I write, the more I write… and that is when the ideas come.

So today I start… and I hope you will join me on the next chapter of my journey…

Thank you for stopping by… x