"Couch to 11 miles (8 minute mile) in a little over 16 months... if I did it, anyone can do
it!"
That affects how I hear his achievement, seeing as I am still on the couch. The same day I heard of a couple who were in distress, whose response to the suggestion of offering each other a few minutes of appreciations was
sarcasm.
"Us? Appreciate
each other? Not a chance."
Then a scant month
later they were going on an overnight get away together. I notice that parents usually refrain from boxing in their growing children.
"Martha is eleven months old and cannot walk. I don't think she ever will learn."
"Charlie grabs all the toys when he goes to a friend's house. He will always be a selfish
brat."
We can do ourselves
a disservice as well, when we deny the possibility of change.
"I have fallen out of love with my husband. It is over."
"I cannot figure out how he thinks. I never will."
Considering the effort God goes to to surround us with constant growth in nature this is a surprising response. The only skies that never change are the ones in a
photograph.
