Escaping to our Happy Place

[windwalker]

Athletes and everyone on the WISH Team is an athlete, have a self centered side.

When we are doing our walks, runs or our dancing to the oldies with Richard, we tend to get tunnel vision and escape to our happy places. We find a place where Cable News can't find us and we cease to care about all the troubles of the world.

When I'm powering up a hill or flying along on a beautiful spring day, I am the center of the universe. I'm not just someone who lives and dies and is insignificant in the big picture. I'm wild and free and more alive than most people would ever believe possible.

We try to tell others about our happy places but they don't hear it. "A happy place doesn't envolve sweat and discomfort, right"? "A happy place is comfort and food and not having to test your limits".

How is it possible to be putting out everything you can and be feeling such inner joy? How when you are at the back of the pack in a race can you feel such power? Can it be that we become more than we are and yet also become closer to being in harmony with our world.

Does anyone else get that feeling, that nothing else matters for a little while till we are done playing and ready to return to our day to day responsibilities.

Thanks

Dave

 

[Cindylou]

Dave,

Running has been my escape for so many years. I totally agree with you that the world goes away for a while when I am out there running. I have used running as a balm to help get over break ups with boyfriends, disappointments at work, the death of my grandmother, the loss of 2 babies. Even though the problems are still there when I return, my mind is in a much better place to deal with them. Not that every run brings me to my happy place, some days it's just not there, but more often than not my run is one of the favorite parts of my day.

Cindy

 

[Hockeychic]

When I do my walks alone I definatley go to my happy place. I put on my MP3 player with my disco music and some new hip hop stuff on and I just get into my own zone. I lost my mom when I was 22 and my Dad when I was 21 so I have had alot of years without there physical being with me but when I am in my walking zone I talk to them. (not out loud) dont' want people to think I am nuts....

However, when Mike and I walk together I can't get into my happy place we just talk about stuff, nothing heavy just chat. DH is my best friend so it is nice to just chat, no kids around and we aren't allowed to talk about bills or house repairs...no serious stuff just stuff.

Kim

 

[windwalker]

Dave,

Running has been my escape for so many years. I totally agree with you that the world goes away for a while when I am out there running. I have used running as a balm to help get over break ups with boyfriends, disappointments at work, the death of my grandmother, the loss of 2 babies. Even though the problems are still there when I return, my mind is in a much better place to deal with them. Not that every run brings me to my happy place, some days it's just not there, but more often than not my run is one of the favorite parts of my day.

Cindy

Cindy, you have certainly had your share of tough spots. You deserve a happy place.

Dave

 

[windwalker]

Kim, when Erica and I walk together, we both have our iPods on. We have been together so long that we are comfortable with just being together without having to talk. Some times we will chat a bit but usually we just get in a zone together. Like two parts of a whole.

We usually go to lunch after our walks so we catch up with each others thoughts then.

Dave