Looking Ahead...But Not Too Far

I'm always talking about how we don't need to be looking back because it keeps us from going forward in our lives. However, there is such a thing as looking forward too much. I had forgotten about it until I was out running the other day and it got me.

I've had a tendency in the past (like most of my life) to look too far forward. Not only has it kept me from enjoying what's in the present but it also leaves me frustrated. I got a clear reminder of this the other morning when I set out on my run. The problem was, rather than enjoying where I was, all I could think of beng several miles ahead on my route where I would be finished. The more I thought that though the worse I felt and the worse my run was.