Blog #700: Let One Run

Let me bleed truth this week.

I find it painful…
And I dread it.

It might be easy for you…
But for me, it’s extra challenging.

Stretching.

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BUT…

I know I need to do it.

It might sound goofy…

But I’d prefer walking five miles carrying fifteen pounds on my back rather than stretching for five freakin’ minutes.

Go figure.

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As I age, however…

I know flexibility becomes ULTRA important, and stretching needs to be a mandatory part of my fitness ritual.

I also know…

If I don’t do it, someday I will pay the nasty price of NOT doing it.

So I “Let ONE Run.”

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What’s that?

I stretch for just ONE minute…
and see what that ONE minute grows into.

Possibly…

ONE will turn into two, three, or five minutes. AND maybe if I’m having one of those extra-inspired days, ONE will even turn into TEN minutes.

But doing it for only ONE minute is MY goal.

Then…

I let ONE run to wherever it runs.

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The Let ONE Run principle works for lots of things.

Walk ONE block…and see if it grows into a second.
Read ONE page…and see how many pages it turns into.
Clean for ONE minute…and see if you keep the mojo going.

ONE minute.
ONE day.
ONE hour.
ONE time.
ONE call.
ONE class.

We’re just going for ONE.

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Ready for this week’s “I’m looking at YOU” moment?

Here we go.

If you’re struggling with starting (or ending) something that you know needs to be started (or ended)…

Then test it.

Decide your ONE.
And then Let ONE Run.

I think you’ll be happy that you did.

S.

P.S. This weekend, I’m attending my first Tai Chi for Beginners class. I’ll see what happens…but in “walking my talk,” I’m choosing to Let One Run.

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