Last night as I was running on the treadmill, it occurred to me how much life is like a marathon. For those that don't know, a marathon is 26.2 miles - a long distance by almost anyone's standards. Running any distance requires preparation and training - you can't just run the entire distance immediately. It takes weeks, months or even years of training before you are ready to run a marathon. Isn't life a lot like that? We start out as infants, learning to crawl, walk and talk. From there we move on to childhood and then adolesence, learning more about life and the world around us. These first 18 or so years of life is our training to prepare us to go the distance. We get an education, develop our morals and values, and learn the skills we need to be successful in life. Then the race begins. The rest of our lives are a test of this training and preparation. Sometimes we find it necessary to revisit or adjust our training. Other times, we are well prepared to keep running. But we're all in it to go the distance and finish our race!
Happy running and I'll see you at the finish line!
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