Pain Is Only Temporary

Pain is only temporary.  It matters not what aches you.  I am with increasing frequency reminding myself of that.  Moving on now... Yesterday, I did a quick run before I met my small group from church.  It was hot and a little hilly but because it was a short run, it wasn't too bad.

Today, the Shar Machine and I were going to do another killer brick workout (bike and run).  BUT, it came a boomer-flash'n-downpour'n evening.  Not suitable for biking or running.  So I slowly drove home through the downpour and lightning streaks and decided on some yoga.  Ahhh, yoga.  My calves, quads, hamstrings and arms have all been very tight and sore for a few days.  Yoga did me some good.  It wasn't the cardio workout I was looking for, but it was something.

I'm going to be out of town again this weekend, which always make workouts hard.  But I'll manage.  Hopefully, I can get a run in Saturday and/or Sunday.  ONLY ONE WEEK OF HARD TRAINING LEFT!   The week before Iron Nut, I'll taper down and hopefully get in one or two swims in the 50-meter pool.

You know what I saw today?  Something I have Never Ever seen before.  A rainbow surrounded by nothing but dark dark clouds.  I always thought rainbows came out after it rained when the sun was starting to shine again.  I thought that I learned in elementary school (in addition to being a sign of God's promise) that rainbows were a result of a;kldjfahonfdakna;efndadnfadl and something having to do with the reflection of light off the rain or clouds or .... something of the sort.  I listened well :)  But the moral of the story is that THIS rainbow had absolutely no sunshine or light anywhere near it.  And it was still shining.  It was completely surrounded by really dark clouds with no sign of sunshine.  And it was STILL SHINING!  A rainbow shines even when everything around it is dark and gloomy.  Even when no one expects it to shine.  It still shines!  Can I get an Amen?  What a blessed day when God gives us little unexpected lessons.  It means so much.

Go be a rainbow in dark clouds!  Shine my loves!