Things i learned today:

1) What i thought was a knee injury is actually not. (What is is is my ITband, and tendons connecting hamstring & quads (a classic strong quad/weak hamstring situation)).  This means i can keep running on it, and start doing things to correct the weak muscles.

which leads to 2) got taped up by physical therapist this morning, to test whether that would help the pain during/after running.  That stuff really helps!

and also 3)Having that athletic tape makes me look (and feel) way tougher than i really am.  I mean, this is Olympic athlete stuff.  And I am basically a weekend warrior.

4) running with music is awesome!  (No, i had never done it before!)

but 5) It is less awesome when you are trying to run while listening to a song with a quicker tempo than your pace… but effective for increasing pace!  (or at least attempting to.)

6) Nap time is awesome.  Ok, yes, i already knew that.  But some days, i put cranky people in beds, and then a while later get sweet ones up out of bed, and on those days, I am reminded again of how awesome nap time is.

7)I get nervous sometimes about embracing the roles/positions God has put me in.  There are a confusing realm of reasons, but among them, the fear that i will become proud or attempt to glorify myself, when that’s not my intent.  And also the fear that i will fail.

But i realized with new clarity today (while thinking, “geez what’s up with the nerves?  where’s the peace?”) that if I believe God is leading me to do what I’m doing, and if I’m doing it with the gifts and the strength He supplies, then I don’t need to worry about the outcome, or get caught up in the what-ifs.  I just need to enjoy the opportunity to be part of what He does and do my very best at it.  This helped bring things into perspective, which is always good.