April 20, 2020

A Positive From a Negative


When I started my run today I was replete with anxiety. Being held up in the house for days and dealing with this "new normal" was getting to me. As I ran along I started to think about some of the positive things that have come from the current shut-down. For the first time I ran with a mask, through some pretty dense shrub where pollen was floating in heavy doses around me. It was then I realized I was protected from this airborne nuisance, so often an allergic trigger for me. No more wheezing! Would I have ever thought to wear, let alone run with a mask before? I’ll mark this one down as a positive from a negative. 

5 comments:

Nadine said...

Yes, we have to look for the positive. I find that i have to shut off my 'virus thinking brain' while i run. I enjoy the dirt path, the towering evergreens, the cool shade, and the mountains, trees and trails leading off and into this vast wilderness I love. -Nadine from Ashland, OR

Carol J. Pendergrass said...

If we are in the negative we just cannot accept defeat, we always need to change our outlook and habits to make our selves better. Always keep trying is the best option for us.

Michael Taricani said...

Once I'm on a trail the mask disappears. I run on isolated single track trails at sunrise so its very rare, virtually never, that I see another human. I like reading all the crazy news and posts from all players in the virus world but find that trip on the trails clears my head. No noise, no issues, no thinking. I sometimes sit on a rock and close my eyes to enjoy the escape from reality.

Miron@ROD Gierczak Koszalin said...

Hi, i dont know how it works in Your Country, but in Poland with exercise on fresh air, it is not required to wear a mask, for example when running in forest, or cycling. You must only keep distance at least 2 meters, and wear mask before and after exercise. Hope Your Countries will do that too, Godbless dear.

Will Cooper said...

Thanks all, for your comments here. Lots to consider these days!!