As you may know, my fiance Chris is training for his second marathon, and you can read all about his progress over at his new blog: c baber run
This post isn't about running a marathon, however.
Every time we discuss the marathon(s), I'm reminded of a song we discovered recently by Teddy Geiger. It's called "Love is a Marathon"...
That title intrigues me. It's a good song, but really, it's the thought behind that title that gets me thinking.
In today's culture, it seems like love has become more of a sprint. The great love story of how someone meets, their passion, that initial attraction. If you look at the movies that are made here in America, a lot of them are about the first stages of love. And then the boy wins the girl's heart, and the movie ends with flowing music and kisses to seal the deal.
What happens after the credits roll? After the characters have passed the 50 yard dash marker, and continue on? That's just it. So many people don't continue on. The excitement is gone. Love is hard. Our culture doesn't know how to change with the love as the relationship moves from the sprint, into the mile, into 5 miles, into 10, 15 miles. The number of couples actually making it to the 26.2 mile marathon mark these days is dwindling fast.
The idea is to slow down...cherish the love that you share...strengthen the love that you share everyday. Do the necessary work now to ensure that the relationship WILL be a marathon.
Understand that love is not all roses and buttercups (though many times it is exactly that)...accept all that love offers, the good and the difficult, as part of the long worthy journey, and always always always keep in your mind that you are not sprinting.
Strive everyday to make your love a marathon...
4 comments:
Well said! I think about that kind of stuff all of the time. So often when the 'honeymoon' period is over the love dies, people get bored. I agree that you've got to slow down...enjoy one another...afterall youve got a whole lifetime together.
OH Kelley, I love this post! You said it all so well. We all have to accept Love for the good and the bad and never give up on it. Thanks for such a wonderful post!
I agree wholeheartedly. It can be easy to see people starting off fresh in a relationship and be envious of that newness and excitement. But there's alot to be said for the security of knowing that when your hubby is in a bad mood for a few days, he's not about to ask for a divorce.
I'll take my security and contentment, thank you!
And after 11 years of marriage, I think we're on our way to marathon status!
Wonderful post. So agree. But it is a good reminder. Hubs and I are training for a half marathon - but I can't even imagine doing a full marathon. Give him a high five for me ;)
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