Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it’s all right
-the Beatles
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Yesterday morning I woke up with a sense of hope.
Hope that things were gonna turn around. Hope that the sun was rising.
In the morning I met with an old friend. Not getting into too much detail, but there’s a distinct possibility that I may be starting a new path in 2011. I am excited at the prospect. In the evening, on the way to have some sushi, the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” came on the radio. I smiled.
Yes, here comes the sun.
Over dinner, we ate a lot, shared some sake. I filled my belly with amaebi (sweet raw shrimp), deep fried shrimp heads and plenty of uni (sea urchin guts)…mmmmm!
Upon returning home, having put the kids to bed, I looked at my beautiful wife.
She was spent.
So, I sent her off to bed and…
…I ran!
As I stepped into the cool night air I could feel myself wake up.
My belly protested. Sake and sushi, especially my choice of sushi, aren’t exactly power running foods. Shoot! They are any kind of running foods!
My legs, though still a little creaky from New York, pleaded with me to let them go.
I forced them to start slowly…
…but I couldn’t hold them back for long. It was time to go. In the dark I couldn’t see my watch. I tapped it every time I hit what I knew to be a mile, but I was essentially running naked. It was a wonderful freeing feeling.
Returning to my front door, I tapped my watch one last time. 29:17 for 4 miles, with steady negative splits (8:00 / 7:27 / 7:07 / 6:40).
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This on a half a bottle of sake and a boatload of sushi.
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…yes, yesterday was a good day.
Run Luau Run 
Great post, Luau!
I had a funky Beatles karma moment this week too. I was in yoga (new class, new teacher, pretty much all new to me) and in the midst of the playlist the Beatles “All Things Must Pass” came on. Here are some of the lyrics:
Darkness only stays at nighttime,
in the morning it will fade away.
Daylight has a habit of arriving at the right time.
It’s not always going to be this grey.
This is a song I didn’t really know until I looked it up to use the lyrics on my brother in law’s funeral program after he died unexpectedly two years ago on November 19. It just really struck me as a “Chuck is with you moment” that this particular song popped up at such a meditative time.
That made, for me, a “good day” too!
Great splits on your sake-fueled run!
Thanks Paula for sharing your Beatles moment!
I am so overjoyed for you! You deserve a good day and then some:)
Ditto what Sheila said. So glad to hear things are looking up. You deserve it.
Glad you were able to channel your energies. You had me literally lol. 🙂 Best to the both of you.
Drew
You crazy kid! I don’t even know the deets, but I am excited that you are excited about your prospects for 2011! Nice naked progression run in the dark!
Thanks Brother!