44 Days

“44 Days.”

Inspired by a book I read in early March,

I began running every day.

At first,

I doubted myself —

“Can I really do this?”

By cutting down the habitual stimuli

that filled my eyes and ears before sleep and after waking,

I found the space to run every day.

Letting go of meaningless distractions

that did nothing for my day,

I feel I’ve slowly built the mindset to move my body consistently, morning and evening.

I don’t want to make overreaching promises

to go for 100 or 200 days.

What matters is simply this —

to carry forward the same mindset

that has brought me through these 44 days,

and to run well again tomorrow.

With the belief that I can,

today as well —

Let’s run!