Those few extra miles..

       You are running on a treadmill, 6mph.. 8mph.. 10mph.. your heart is racing and you feel like giving up. But you don’t. You push yourself for that extra 15 seconds and another 15 and another 15, till you are about to faint. And when you are done with that workout, there is a sense of content, a sense of achievement. You did it, you pushed your limits and now you are better than yesterday. You did it for all the times people called you fat, for all the times you hated looking in the mirror, for all the times you felt guilty for eating. You did it for yourself.

        So why don’t you do the same things outside the gym too? Why don’t you push yourself for all the little goals that are left unachieved every day? If those extra 15 seconds are so important to you, why aren’t those small dreams? Dreams as small as waking up early in the morning or giving that dance performance or approaching that long-time crush. These are the dreams that are most realistic and yet, you choose to give up on them or ignore them completely.

        When blood rushes through your entire body you know you have put in efforts and that you deserve the results. You know it was the last 15 seconds that made all the difference. And so the next day you give in 15 more to that workout. You are not happy because you will get the results; the results are yet to come. You are happy because you challenged yourself to do more than you could actually do. Each day is a new inspiration, a chance to make a difference, a chance to prove it to yourself that you are worth it.

        The same way, life is more about doing those small things that matter; the little things you promised yourself to do but never had the guts to do it. Remember all the times when people said you cannot do it, all the times you hated yourself for giving up too soon, all the times you regret not having tried. It is for all these times that you need to give in a little extra, push yourself a little further. It is not going to be easy but it will be fun. Just like those 15 seconds these little things will make a difference in your life. Every day it will keep adding to your workout, just to make you realize that you have reached too far. So start working on those goals, not thinking about the result, but making sure that it challenges you. Every time you feel like doing something just go ahead and do it. Don’t think about the consequences, don’t think about what people would say, start doing it because you want to do it. And just when you are about to reach your destination, you will realize…

‘It was those few extra miles that made the difference’