Day 4,043 —Happy about Many Things—

 

Yesterday, I talked to a historian who is writing a book about longevity, and it was the most encouraging conversation I have had in a while. It was good to hear his feedback about what he discovered through his research and what he told me about publishing. He said that a lot of science is starting to back up the idea of active recovery as a key to health and being able to do something for a long time. I told him that was exactly what I experienced, and I liked just being able to reflect on my 11-year streak with him and all that has happened in those years.

          It was also good to talk with someone who asked me things like, “How does streak running impact other parts of your life?” Because in a lot of ways, streak running is part of who I am as a person. I talked about how part of my identity is being a streak runner and that it probably impacts every part of my life. It is also just a constant friend in times of trouble. No matter what has happened to me in the past 11 years, I have had a streak running there as something to look forward to each day, something to accomplish. Even when I felt powerless in other areas of my life, I could always go outside and go for a run.

The rest of what I wrote below is what I started with. It is a lot of me complaining about things I cannot control. I don’t love being negative, but I don’t like being disingenuous more, so I have decided to keep it with this caveat. Happy almost Friday!   

          I took this picture of the spot where a Starbucks is being built down the street from my house. There are already 2 other Starbucks within a mile from this one, but I am trying to be positive. I get to see it built at least, so I plan on taking pictures of different parts of its development, so that will be something to see. I wonder if I will live here long enough to see it closed after a few years.