Dear Life,

Second post today, my mind must be hitting on all cylinders.

This was my facebook status this morning. Not sure what fueled the fire exactly, but life has been crazy recently.

"Dear life- don't you know I am a masochistic endurance athlete? If you think I can't take everything you throw at me...I dare you..give me your best shot. I can take it. I always have, and always will. I am so much stronger than you think I am. Bring it you sorry sack of crap, because I will ALWAYS get back up for more."

God made me many things. He made me an incredible, almost to a scary degree, judge of character. I can size up a liar in seconds, and I can read character faster that anyone I know. Why am I not working for the FBI? Anyway, God also made me stubborn, loyal, trustworthy, cautious, and protective. It's also clear that God did not bestow these qualities in little amounts, He put them in me at 100% capacity. This means that these personality traits never show up in moderation.

I do understand that although stubborn, I have the heart of a lion. I think the reason endurance running specifically hits a chord with me is because it parallels life on almost every level (spiritual, mental, and physical). I have found that I excel at taking a beating, dusting myself off, and waging war again and again. I can take punishment(not just running) on a level many humans would cower from. I've never taken pain killers, even when seriously hurt, because it was always important for me to be as connected as possible with it.

Almost as a side joke, God made me a hopeless romantic (I know that's hard to believe), AND He made me cynical. I also base the world on a systematic level of quanitiative measures. I am incredibly logical and calculating, and yet I also possess a high artistic sense and love of philosophy. An artistic, pragmatic, realist? Geez, no wonder I can never make up my mind. My left and right brains are constantly at war with eachother. I find beauty in everything, yet question the beauty in everything, only to remind myself things are simpler then they appear...and also more complicated. Thank you God for making me a truly unique and beautiful snow flake. Without a doubt there really is NO one like me :-)