I AM a runner. And as it has turned out, I have run not just physically, but I have run from myself over and over. And though I always love a good run on the roads, I now understand that I have done it because I have been running from people, emotions, thinking about the past, and really who I am.
And sometimes I don't like it.
But sometimes the physical running helps ease the pain of trying to look at the real me. I can come back blistered and bruised, tight, exhausted, and all that. But when you're spent physically sometimes there's only the spiritual and the emotional to look at. And that can be tough.
But I can and will do this. We all can. We walk together, and get stronger. Sometimes it takes a good look inside to be stronger outside.
Oriolesguy
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