Running.

I’m ready to run.  Run with an idea, run with a friend, or just sim­ply run.  The time for action is now.  Where do I fit?  What’s my role?  Who do I sup­port?  Who sup­ports me?

The race has begun, I left the start­ing line, and jogged around the first turn, but that’s not the end.  It’s only the begin­ning.  There are oth­ers ahead of me who know where the goal lies and are sprint­ing ahead to reach it.  Behind me, oth­ers are find­ing their feet, stand­ing, and begin­ning to walk — some may even be con­sid­er­ing the pos­si­bil­ity of jog­ging now.

Shall I stay behind to lead those who choose to fol­low?  Should I instead sprint ahead and fol­low a group who knows where they’re going?  Or, is there a place some­where in between, where I can fol­low a pack of great lead­ers, and be able to con­vince some lonely bystanders to join the race and run with me to the end?

For now, I’ll sim­ply run. Where’s my water bot­tle and shoes?