Day 2,609 —Remembering to Meditate— with a PICTURE of TREES just BEFORE SUNRISE

I have been forgetting to spend as much time meditating as I used to. I have gotten in the habit of mostly just meditating using the “timer” setting on the Insight app that I use on my phone, but sometimes I need the help of a guided meditation to better focus my thoughts. 

Today, I started out with a good ten-minute morning session, and I am already feeling in better spirits. I think just dealing with all the change this week with my new job and thinking about the next year and the year after that is overwhelming me. 

I almost went for another run last night instead of a meditation session, but I am really trying to let my body heal and not push myself. I am going to have that 50-mile trail run a week from tomorrow, and I need to be fresh for that. It will finally be the first real ultra that I finish! I am confident I can finish, but at the same time I know it is always possible something can go wrong. 

I am still dealing with my disappointment of not finishing the ultra I did last Saturday, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. It might be just the motivation I need to push myself in my training for the 100-mile race in November. My wife and daughter plan to come with me too; I think it is going to be great. 

Happy Friday, friend. Remembering there is only today and tomorrow and the next day, after that who knows what the future will hold.