Got a plan, got sick, gotta wonder

Since my last post, I looked up "Couch to 5K" and hope that will serve as my "plan" of sorts to reach a goal of running 30 minutes without needing to stop by the end of February.  I started this plan a week ago but then I got a nasty head cold that stopped me for a few days.  Today, I started again and this week my schedule calls for a stretch of five minutes in a row a couple of times during my 30 minute routine.  While I was attempting this feat, my daughter was watching Scooby Doo.  Remember how Scooby and Shaggy run?  They kinda run in place for a few seconds before they take off from their start position...suspended there in space with a look of panic on their faces.   That's kinda how I imagine I look while running my "long" stretches.  But I keep thinking if I keep at this, it will get easier.  I will actually start to move forward.  If I keep trying, maybe even the excuse of a cold won't stop me from the treadmill.

This week I meet with Shawn Gray who is a therapist at Youth Homes.  I'm hoping she'll give me some inspiration by telling me about the kids she has in care at the group homes.  Selfishly, I need these stories.  I need some momentum.  Something to get me moving forward instead of just up and down.  I'm wondering if some of the kids at the Youth Homes might feel like even though they're ready to start, they can't quite move forward yet.  Just suspended in the air...everything frozen except their legs running in place...just wondering if they will actually start to move.