Victory in the Small Things

These days it seems my life is full of decisions...living situation decisions, time decisions, financial decisions, ministry involvement decisions, and the list goes on. Since I can tend to overanalyze and also would still describe myself as "emotionally fragile" right now, most of these decisions take a lot of time and emotional energy from me. Buying new running shoes was no exception. About two weeks ago, I went to a big shoe store in Tallahassee in search of new running shoes. This store always has a 20% off coupon each weekend so I try to buy my shoes here whenever I can. After nearly an hour in the store (told you I can overanalyze!) testing various pairs of shoes, I finally decided on a pair (New Balance WR 759). Knowing my tendency to sometimes doubt and contemplate returning shoes, I decided to not do the usual "wear them around the house in case I want to take them back" but rather take them out on the road right away. I was delighted to find that I made a great decision and still feel this way today after about several good runs in the last two weeks. In fact, my success in this little decision makes me happy every time I think about it. Hooray for small victories and here's hoping to more good decisions in the coming months...

On a running side-note: I have decided running in very humid, 95 or 100-degree heat is actually harder than running at an elevation of 7,000 feet (Fresnillo) and definitely less pleasant!