Eddie Pinero

It asks you to be faithful to the next step.

So the next time life feels too heavy, don't think about the entire journey.

Don't measure yourself against the whole mountain.

Just get to the flat ground in front of you.

And then the next one.

And the next one.

That's how impossible things are done.

That's how ordinary lives become extraordinary stories.

One reprieve at a time.

In your darkest moments, remember... Flat ground always arrives.

So you look outside, right?

And the first thing you see through the window is that the running conditions are terrible.

They're far from ideal.

Your first inclination is to go back to bed...

Wait until it warms up.

Maybe hang tight until the rain or snow stops.

Which the majority of us would find completely reasonable, by the way.

But let me explain this scenario from a different angle.

Because this is the exact situation when it's most important to get out of bed, to put your running shoes on, and to head out the front door.

There is an undervalued benefit that comes from putting yourself in an uncomfortable situation, from forcing yourself to be just a little bit irrational.