On Saturdays I play with the American Fork Symphony. This concert I am subbing in for the principle 2nd violinist. It stresses me out a little. I was trying to explain to Dave that it should be somebody else, because there are definitely other violinists in my section who are better. He said, "Haven't you learned from your years running, not to compare yourself to others." I've thought about that a lot the last couple of days. That is one of the things I love about running. Even when you are running races, the focus is on personal improvement. Running faster than YOU ran before. It made me think of President Benson's talk, "Beware of Pride," where he says:
"The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others. In the words of C. S. Lewis: “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. … It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone.”"
I'm glad to really be running again, for a supportive husband who encourages me in everything I do, and for a great little running buddy in Eric. I'll try to remember all the little lessons I've learned from running and be a little better.
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing this :)
You are a great example. Thank you for sharing.
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