And I Ran

Hello gingers! This is a story about the time I ran for something greater than myself.

Yesterday I was feeling a bit stressed out after I posted the blog and just thinking about Malachi's death. I didnt know what to do with all my feelings. All this angst and confusion and stress just built up and I couldn't take it anymore. Suddenly I realized what I had to do.

I'm not very fit, I am from the Internet. And I certainly don't run in my free time. But I dressed myself up and I went on a run. I ran in the cold in honor of ShayCarl who worked so hard and started exactly where I did. I ran because I knew I was going to have some kind of change in my life. I was tired of just talking. So I went out, and I ran.

I ran for Malachi. I ran for an animal I loved deeply but never met in maybe the hopes that I could run to him. I ran for him to show I cared.

I was the only one running on the streets.

When I passed by things I realized that this run really was making a huge change on my life. I passed by a park I have so many memories at. I passed by my old house, and my old street. I passed by one of my best friends house. I passed by my old school. I passed by a tree that looked shockingly like a cherry blossom. I miss the cherry blossoms from DC. I realize that when I was running I was leaving my past self behind. I was becoming a new person with every step.

And I'm not done yet.

I'll keep running hard, for whatever feels right.

For Malachi.

See you guys tomorrow.

Keep On Taking Steps,
Rachael The Ginger