Getting Outside

I ran outside today for only the second time this year. I almost made 3 miles, but had to walk a half mile in the middle. It felt really good though.

I've been frustrated because my left leg still bothers me some. I am trying to be patient. I've just recently gotten back on the treadmill, what with all the travelling and graduation stuff going on.

The treadmill is nice - I can watch TV, turn on a fan, listen for the phone to ring (and hear the machine pick it up), look out the window. But something about getting outside makes it so much better. The air is better, the view is better, the sounds are better... I think you can run "freer" outside than on a treadmill.

You know... maybe that's a problem with my faith-life too. I spend too much time doing it "indoors." I need to get "out there" and stretch it out. It's so easy to insulate oneself by merely talking about our faith, or thinking about how it should be. It's quite another thing to actually put it into practice. To exercise it for real.

Even just relationships. How many of our relationships are "treadmill relationships"? You know, we give the appearance of reality; we "talk" to people online, or on the phone, or maybe even in person - but we're not really interacting in a deep and meaningful way.

Lord, thank You for the great outdoors. For the people You've placed in my life (online and off). Help me put my faith into action; help me develop relationships in a more meaningful way. Thanks for loving me... inside and out.

Peace. Revolution.