Laughing at my grumpy mind...

So, on my run yesterday, my ipod battery dies I'm thinking 'great' now this is really going to suck. As I thought the thought, I was aware I was thinking that. I then thought, huh.. isn't that interesting.. is that true? That just because my ipod battery died, the run is going to suck? "Only if I decide it will be", I thought to myself. I then told myself I'd rather use the time to quiet my mind, focus on my form, and to appreciate as much beauty as I could. Yesterday I had one of the toughest runs I've done so far. There was endless snow, traction was useless, high freezing winds... but I consciously chose to smile. And as I ran, I was aware of the unending parade of negative thoughts my mind kept offering up. And as I became aware of it each time it was happening, I began to smile again. At one point, I literally could not see the path there was so much snow, and I thought, "This is insane!!!". Then my alter ego chuckled, "For those who can't hear the music, the dancers must appear crazy". What a magnificent experience yesterday was to not only become the observer in my mind, but to prove to myself what I'm capable of. Where else in my life do I automatically become resistance just because it's not going the way I wanted it to. Where else could I observe my thoughts, and consciously offer up kinder, more loving ones. By the time I was done my run yesterday, I wanted to cry... for joy. Because I had a huge mental breakthrough. Yes, I ran a hard 10 km for 75 minutes, through blizzard winds, and hard heavy snow... and it was physically challenging.. but the greatest gift of yesterday was the mental training. I am bigger than my beliefs. I am making it all up, so I want to consciously choose the thoughts I think, so I can create the experiences I want to have. I'm so grateful my ipod battery died, because after that, I was able to laugh at my grumpy mindand dance without my iPod!! Ps. the picture was taken on my run yesterday!