A couple nights ago, our family took an evening trip to the beach to soak up a lovely summer evening. We got home late, got the kids ready for bed, and then I crashed on the crisp sheets of our AirBNB (yep, it’s PCS season)! The alarm clock sounded off in the morning and I hit snooze—not once, not twice, but 5 times! Rarely do I ever sleep in, but this morning I decided to sleep a bit longer.
I fully planned on going to Stroller Warriors to run with “my crew” as I love to call them; however, hitting snooze caught up to me like a cascade of falling dominoes— running late to every morning activity and had to skip out on the Stroller Warriors run.
Two hours later, my dog and I found ourselves at the base gym using the outdoor CrossFit space to row in the shade. My dog is great company, but I had remorse— I missed my running friends and wished I ran with them earlier in the morning.
I checked my social media when I finished my workout and saw the pictures from the morning run. The joy glowing from everyone, and all their ear-to-ear smiles made me so happy. I immediately regretted pressing snooze and wished I was able to share running miles with the Stroller Warriors crew.
I fully planned on going to Stroller Warriors to run with “my crew” as I love to call them; however, hitting snooze caught up to me like a cascade of falling dominoes— running late to every morning activity and had to skip out on the Stroller Warriors run.
Two hours later, my dog and I found ourselves at the base gym using the outdoor CrossFit space to row in the shade. My dog is great company, but I had remorse— I missed my running friends and wished I ran with them earlier in the morning.
I checked my social media when I finished my workout and saw the pictures from the morning run. The joy glowing from everyone, and all their ear-to-ear smiles made me so happy. I immediately regretted pressing snooze and wished I was able to share running miles with the Stroller Warriors crew.
Pictured Above: SW members running in the Low Country heat and enjoying each other's company! Who wouldn't want to run with this happy group!
That feeling of regret immediately turned into a shared level of understanding from my friends—sometimes we NEED to take a break, give ourselves grace and press that snooze button. Who better than my Stroller Warriors friends to vocalize the need to do this, even when I didn’t realize I needed it myself. At the next event later this week, I will spend the morning with these incredible people, share a cup of coffee with them during our Stroller Warriors coffee meetup, and thank them for helping realize that the snooze button is glorious!
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