There are few things that compare to the therapeutic nature of running to good music or driving while listening to your favorite songs. I have the annoying ability to listen to the same song ad nauseam as my children point out so quickly with a resounding “Didn’t we just hear this song like 12 times mom?” Recently it was pointed out about the song “Carry On” by FUN.
During WWII, the British Government created a series of morale boosting posters. The last in a series of three poster had a few simple, yet very powerful words. “Keep Calm and Carry On”, intended to be distributed when England was invaded by Germany. As the invasion never happened, the posters were never officially seen by the public. Sixty years later a bookseller found an original poster behind a bookcase and now thankfully the message lives on as a sign of hope and assurance.
This week we are all in awe as the events at the Boston Marathon unfold. We are reminded that we are women who run… and run and run, and in the end, we always carry on. This blog was started before the Boston Marathon tragedy but it seems fitting to altar my message and remind everyone how we must carry on. Even in the face of tragedy, the loss of life, limbs and confidence in a humane society, we will get through this, time will heal all wounds and we will carry on. Our reality will be altered but we will continue to run. We will run races in Boston, New York, Washington DC and every small town in between. We won’t let evil deter us. We will conquer our fears and carry on. We will help, we will support, we will share our thoughts and prayers. We will bake and cook for those who have lost or were injured. We will mourn those we lost and our hearts will break for the mothers and fathers who lost their children and for the children who lost their mothers or fathers. And in the end we will carry on.
That’s what we do. No matter what. Keep Running and Carry on.
With a heavy heart-
Kyra