Glenn Alicious - An Adventure In An Ever More Tolerant World

I have to admit, I am not a person that has always been in the best shape and although there were times when I did consider myself quite healthy, there were other times when I struggled with my weight and physical abilities. During my younger years, perhaps in my mid to late 20s, I decided to pick up the habit of running. Although I was never one that could run long distances, it was something that helped to clear my mind and gave me the exercise necessary in order to maintain a certain level of health.

Living in a mountainous region, it was a struggle for me to be able to find a running route which allowed me to put in a little bit of distance without having too much of a struggle along the way. The route that I finally settled on was 2 miles long and I ended up 1 mile away from my home. This allowed me to run for 2 miles and then to walk for 1 mile, which I consider to be a fairly healthy ritual. It was a struggle for me to get to the 2 miles and once I was able to successfully run 2 miles, it seemed that I could never break through that distance. That is, of course, until I had a rather unusual occurrence.

One day I began my run and my children were riding their bikes alongside me, as they often did when I first started out. As I reached the top of the road, I stepped on a stone and slightly twisted my ankle. I don't know if this had anything to do with the occurrences of that day or not, but it seems odd to me that it would take place on the day that I was able to run further than I ever have before. It took me a little while before the pain in my ankle finally stopped, but once it did I felt as if I could run forever.

I easily passed my 2 mile mark and continued running, quite at random along the streets and highways in the area where I lived. It didn't matter how far I went or what type of terrain I was running on, it seemed as if I was unstoppable. Hills were no problem, and it wasn't until it was finally quite dark then I decided to give it up and head back to the house. Before I forgot the route, I drove my car around and found that I had run well over 7 miles without stopping.

I have never been able to re-create that type of running again, and at this point in my life, I am fortunate if I am able to run down to the end of the driveway, let alone for a mile or two, which is probably why I play Angry Birds online free instead of actually exercising. I often look back to the days when I did run with fondness, however, and that one special day whenever I was able to push myself beyond my limits.

These days parents have a tough time as kids want their independence earlier and earlier in life and simply are not ready in many cases to stand on their own two feet. I am sure you have asked all the standard parenting questions and followed all of the normal parenting tips but time after time come up feeling that you got it wrong. That would not be so bad were it not for the fact that it costs you an arm and a leg. Finding financial aid for college for you kids for example is not easy and those so-called easy scholarships turn out to be anything but easy. You answer all of the student loan questions and still end up having to ask a lot of credit questions and probably end up seeking credit card debt help despite your best planning.