BRAGnar (Ragnar Relay) and WHY I AM PUTTING THE STICKER ON!

BRAGnar

(Ragnar Relay)

 and

WHY I AM PUTTING THE STICKER

ON!

I said, "Eh, I'll run Ragnar, but I'm not putting that 'I'm in the Ragnar Club" sticker on my car.

Marc said, "Oh YES you are."

I said, "Nah, its too prosaic." "I'm not that brand of person"

Then....

We ran 200 miles from Canada to Seattle.

I ran 15.5 of them, over 2 days with my wonderful husband.

and I realized...

It is ALL symbolic.  Its not the 'club' you join, but the moments that change you.

Supportive, generous, kindly, good hearted, hard working, courageous people watch over each other and encourage and lift and support you. Once you have been through it, every time you see the symbol it means you KNOW exactly who that person is and what they can endure.

 These Ragnar sticker bearers are brave enough to ask something remarkable of themselves and

ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH IT

Visibly

The humans, we think so much of ourselves sometimes don't we?

I do. I get caught up in my 'isms'. I will admit it first, because I can get pretty full of myself.

I need portions of humble pie on the hour almost.  Ragnar is humble pie on steroids.

Vulnerable to the elements and on your own to get to the next exchange you learn to appreciate Heavenly Father's natural world and your place in it. You are a speck.  He is in charge. Lesson #1.

Running through Heavenly Father's creations

and

Taking them ALL in every mile and minute and moment

Changed my perspective forever.

It is humbling.

It is astounding what HE has made and how he has created such a sphere of layered life for us all.

Like this photo above.  Those are HIS mountains, that little pile of rocks there, is OURS.

We are nothing.

Our accomplishments are so very minor in the grand scheme of life and existence and eternal progression.  Its laughable, really. Hilarious, actually.

And yet, what running has taught me is the very stuff God wants me to learn.

It plants a tiny seed of eternal understanding.

I acknowledge my reliance on a Heavenly Father.

I actuate my physical form to perform courageous ideals.

...and when I do.

I change.

I find the courage to conquer other parts of my life that are askew.

Because I have done something extremely difficult physically, 

I know I can conquer the other columns in my life.

If you have done it before, you remember it and it gives your strength a definition.

I don't think it really matters what area you strive for success in. I don't.

It is not just running that gives you this.

However

It is my opinion that running

GIVES IT TO YOU FASTER

than waiting a lifetime to find it elsewhere

I did it.

I ran 15.5 miles

In one year I went from walking around my block one time to running with my team 200 miles.

THAT is definitely worth

A

BRAGNAR

sticker

CELEBRATION!

I'm not apologizing anymore.  I'm going to own my life and live it

like

a

RUNNER

courageous, spirited, humble, honest, faithfull, heartily, with verve and being r.e.a.l.

STICKER

AND

 ALL