By Chelsea AdamsFind out more about Chelsea here! Find something that gives you that feeling of freedom. This last month, for me it's been running. I am not usually a person who enjoys running and at the start I was running for 1 min then walking for 30 seconds, only completing 3 rounds before trudging home a little defeated. But I stuck it out and surprisingly I think I have become hooked. Hooked on the adrenaline, the wind on my face and the sweat afterwards. Excited to collate a playlist that will instil the right level of motivation and a mind that obsesses over most things but miraculously clears itself of anything and everything as soon as my feet hit the pavement. Yeah, I may only be running 1-3km at a time, but after a long day back at work in hospitality, running seems to give me that release I need to put what happened in the day behind me. So, find something that works for you. With everyone's routine returning to a different level of 'normal' in the coming weeks, acknowledge that things sometimes have to change, and that is ok. With all this anticipation and change occurring here is a short poem. -To Run-
That stride matching my breath That clearing of stress That push to reach the final stretch. All to meditate while moving In forward motion Leaving looming thoughts Lonesome. That pumping of life Deep in my chest Distance and time No measurements I run till I'm tired I run till I sweat I run to relieve that anxious person. All thoughts aside Just counting my breaths With constant music I increase my steps I run the same route For familiarities sake To measure progress To measure the time I take: To do something for myself To step out To pound the pavement And perspire And shout! Yell at the voice that sometimes says You're not good enough "You should quit while you're ahead." With each metre covered Shove that voice back in its locked box Your running to keep it from Controlling your thoughts. I run till I'm tired I run till I sweat I run, and I'm a better person Because of it!
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