Free

I've been blogging for while at Run and Eat Simply.  I created Run and Eat Simply as a way to help and encourage others who needed help living a simpler and healthier lifestyle.  The concept was born out of my passion for running and eating healthy food that I cooked with my own hands.  The monumental cause of that passion was that, after years of being obese and unable to cook much of anything useful for myself, I lost all that weight and took up distance running and cooking as hobbies and passions.

Then I hit a wall.  Have I lost that passion?

That passion for running and eating that so consumed me for so many years has sort of waned, but it certainly isn't gone.  What I've learned is that once you lose the weight and accomplish monster fitness goals, you eventually realize that life is about more than one success.  Perhaps I've run out of things to say about it.  I mean, yeah, I lost weight and became a marathoner, but what have I done lately?

It occurred to me that, really, outside of my family, there are three things that I can get into discussion about with excitement.  Three things that, if left unchecked, I can go on and on about for hours.  Three things that I am always yearning to grow into, become better at, and learn more about.

God, education, and running free.

I realized that I boxed myself in with the old blog, like I wasn't free to speak about my other passions.  So, I decided that I would change it up.  This blog is about living in the freedom we have- as children of God, as Americans, and as human beings, designed for more than we can imagine.

This won't be a daily blog, but one which I will update as I feel inspiration to post.  I hope you enjoy and comment, but I encourage civil discourse, not political rants or raves.  We all have opinions and we should feel free to express ourselves without fear of retribution because someone disagrees with what we feel.  We're all in this together, and just because we don't all agree doesn't mean we're bigoted, heartless jerks who are sole bent on destroying America... we need to not take ourselves too seriously.

Have fun, and be free.