A small milestone

Day 92 / 366

It’s April 1st, and I know it's April Fools Day. But there is another small reason today is significant for me. You see, I tried this one blog-a-day challenge last year as well. And it started off really well. But shit happened, and my world was turned upside down. I went through some of the toughest days in my life, and I didn’t have the energy or the motivation to even work, let alone write a blog. The last blog I wrote last year was on the 31st of March.

This year was no cakewalk. The obstacles I faced, and the tragedies were worse than last year. But I still kept writing, and I always had this first milestone on the back of my mind. I did not want to give up like I did last year. I wanted to make it past March. And even though life kept throwing shit at me, I am glad that I fought through and made it to this day.

In the book “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running”, Murakami said that the great thing about running is that it's a sport when your only real competition is with yourself. Every day that you go for a run, you are trying to beat your own best time or distance. This is why the thrill and satisfaction you get from it is so intrinsic.

I think we should see more things in life like this. Instead of comparing ourselves to others, we should compare ourselves with the best version of ourselves. Make sure that we keep improving slowly and steadily.

I am glad that I am stronger now than I was last year, and I have no plans of slowing down.