On many accounts, I have faced many, many heartbreaks and disappointments over the last year.  While they are difficult, I have learned soooooo much.  I am forever grateful for what it has taught me.  I am grateful for the quiet times, the times I have been stripped of friends and family and pushed beyond my comfort zone, little by little.

This was a "I totally get it" and cried a little.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6smGew7dGto

In learning to be pushed beyond my boudnaries...well...a big race is yet to be determined.  I need some direction in my working out.  I am lucky to make to the Y four times before work this week.  The guys there give me such a hard time...they are shocked when I actually show up.  Two days in a row seems like I am aiming high.  Ok, so I am really not sure where to go next, but I have a feeling it will be longer or harder than I have ever done.