my place of solitude

when do i feel the most like i can think and process and pray and just "be?" when i'm running. yes, you read that right. i've NEVER been able to run a complete mile in my life. but, this past summer i started running. first 1 mile, then 2, then 3, then 4, then 5...this morning i ran 6 1/2 miles! the furthest i've run yet. i love it. yes, it's good for my body (although i haven't seen the results i've been hopeing for yet.) but the reason i love it the most (grammar?) is how good it is for my heart and mind. it's where i can talk to God without interruption, it's where i can ask Him for forgiveness from all the ugly things i thought and said the day before, it's where i can think through the day ahead of me. it's a wierd prayer - but every time i'm running, i thank Him for the ability that i have to run that day - because it's so good for me (and, in turn, for all those around me!)