"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." - Marilyn Monroe
Around spring break, I decided to take up running. I'm a terrible runner. I just wasn't naturally built for it. I decided it would be good to work at something taht isn't natural to me, to conquer it. And secretly, I was hoping it would make me super-thin. You never see a runner that isn't way toned, and I figured this could be my ticket to hotness.
A few weeks in, after a particularly hot and sticky run, I had a moment of clarity: no matter what, no matter how hard or fast I ran, I would never have Jessica Alba's body. It sounds foolish. But that was a very humbling moment. Why should I be working so hard if my body isn't going to cooperate? I just assumed it would.
But I also realized this: Jessica Alba doesn't get to be me either. That's a darn shame. I am funny and smart and beautiful just like this. Yes. I am jealous of her body, it's true, but what we're really jealous of is the money and clothes and fame and hot boyfriends. And I'm pretty sure Jessica would tell you her flat abs didn't win those things.
So I still run. It's a perfect fit for my endless energy, and I love the way it makes my body feel. And it is good to know I'm doing something I never thought I could. And that's going to have much more payoff than good abs.
xoxo
The Fab Gal
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