Pain and Fatigue

Jed says pain and fatigue are his faithful companions......I'm sure they are. I was doing some weeding in the garden today....it was hot and it didn't take long to wipe me out. I came in from my yard work feeling like I had been chewed up and spit out. Thought about the last post I read on Jed's site....."34 miles in 92 degree heat..." YUCH!!! I have never been a summer person. I like fall and winter. It is sickening to me to be hot. Can't imagine running in it. Of course I am not 31, I'm sure I would have been better at things then, but even so,...I would be wimping out you can be sure.
I also don't like to be super hungry and have no way to get food. When I read that Jed was brought to tears at the sight of a Pizza Hut on the horizon, I did remember a day long ago when I was so very hungry. It had been days since I had eaten, and I had really gone past the hunger point to the point where food was hard to eat without getting ill. I remember and never want any of my children to be hungry, but I know he is. I'm not sure how many calories you burn up running 20-40 miles per day, but I think it would be hard to eat enough to maintain weight at this rate. I think my son will be pretty thin by the time I see him again. After thru hiking the Appalachian Trail, Jed took a bus back from Katahadin in Maine to Kansas City. I remember clearly going to the bus station to pick him up that day. My husband and I were so excited to go get him that evening. When he emerged from the bus, he was shaggy and wan. I threw my arms around him for a hug. They went too far around. I felt as though I could have circled him twice with one arm. That was a little over two thousand miles......this will be over four thousand. I pray he will be able to eat more this time around, or I will be taking a twig home for a little R&R before he returns to the mountains where he works changing lives. A phrase was coined concerning Jed. It is TAKING THE "I CAN'T" OUT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE...ONE STEP AT A TIME.

When I am not feeling well, am tired or discouraged....I remember..and say "I can do this." "Yes, I can!"

Thank you for that Jed. Thank you for showing me I can. mom