The secret to moving forward is letting go. Granted, what exactly we need to let go of in order to move forward isn't always so clear, but making progress, getting closer to our limits, isn't about pushing harder or exerting our will. It's not so much about pushing against the external, but letting go of our need to control the external. Fighting against the pain of a long run is a lost cause. You can't make the pain go away (other than stopping of course). You can only accept the pain as part of your moment. It's what exists. Nothing more and nothing less. It's not good or bad, it's not a sign of your shortcoming or evidence of your weakness. It's not that kid who bullied you in school or that girl who you couldn't work up the nerve to talk to. It's not your failure. It's not pleasant, but it's not damaging your body. You can live with it. You just have to accept it.
Let go your conscious self. Drop your self image. Don't try to defend yourself from pain, especially the emotional kind of pain. Live it. Feel it. Let go what gives it control over you and move on. Get one step closer to what you want to become. To become something different than you are now, you have to let go of what you were when you were younger and what you are now. Change is a choice. Choose to let go.
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