The concept of therapy is simple. The therapist is not some all-knowing, powerful, sage. Instead, he or she takes the information you offer and reflects back what is seen. In essence a good therapist serves as mirror and elucidates thoughts, defense mechanisms, or ideas that were previously out of your consciousness. I love the moments in therapy when all of a sudden I realize a statement of mine contradicts something I said seconds earlier.
Last week, I had an out-of-therapy experience similar to those in-session moments. After a week of training that was likely too intense, I decided I should probably not push so hard to both avoid injury and possibly having to miss the half-marathon. Concurrent to my cognizant decision to ease up I evidently logged onto Amazon and ordered Run Fast by Hal Higdon. I didn't realize the disconnect between my thoughts and actions until the book arrived by expedited mail --- because, evidently, I was in a hurry to learn how to run faster --- two days later.
I smiled when I realized the irony, stuck by my week of not pushing too hard, and then resumed, this week, my quest to run faster.
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