I am grateful for my hobby of running. I've posted about this so many times that I'm not sure I have anything new or original to say about it today, but this mess that necklaces are in gives a good illustration of one of my favorite aspects of running. When I go out, my mind often feels like it's in a big knotted tangle, whether it's an emotional issue or a work question or just overwhelm from the many demands of adult life. Somehow, over the course of a run, the knot loosens up. Sometimes new ideas pop in your head, sometimes the extra negative feelings burn away - usually the situation has not changed by the end of the run, but a measure of perspective (or dopamine?) helps relativize my feelings. The messy knot is gone. Now if only it worked so well on my real life necklaces :).
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