RunAthena.com :: Inspiration

Going to the woods is going home.
--John Muir

According to an article in today's Dallas Morning News the euphoria that comes with achieving a major milestone can often be followed by a sense of disappointment, anti-climax, or downright depression. Such feelings are common, and there are a few things you can do to get through them:

1. Immediately set a new goal.

2. If you're hooked on the goal-achievement-new goal routine to the point where you can't stop, ask yourself if there are underlying emotional needs you haven't addressed.

3. Talk with others about how you're feeling.

4. Understand that a passing sense of anti-climax is different from a lingering bout of depression. If you are struggling with feelings of sadness, emptiness, or letdown for more than two weeks after an event, talk to a counselor.

To read the complete article, visit What's Next? After Achieving One Goal, Be Sure to Set Another

“Hope” is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tunes without the words—
And never stops—at all—
--Emily Dickinson

Not every end is a goal. The end of a melody is not its goal: but nonetheless, had the melody not reached its end it would not have reached its goal either.
--Nietzsche

I know how to do anything--I'm a mom.
-Roseanne Barr