Red Lights
Habits 2 Goals: The Habit Factor® Podcast with Martin Grunburg
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On a recent training run, I reflected upon an answer I’d given in a podcast interview on the Fifth Quarter.
Hosts Lason Perkins and Jeff Osterman asked: “Do you celebrate the green lights?”
The guests were wondering, figuratively, if I had the habit of appreciating the little blessings in life.
I surprised them, and myself, by noticing that very morning, I did just that – celebrated several successive green lights while running.
I answered literally.
I shared how the green lights allowed me to complete my run without stopping.
However, on a subsequent run, I would realize a far better answer.
I thought about their question as I approached a red light.
I was forced to stop.
Automatically, I raised my arms and celebrated.
This is awesome!
Why was I celebrating a red light!?
It wasn’t because I was able to stop and rest.
Rather, I was filled with appreciation that I was running…
That I was outdoors. That I was getting exercise. That I was above ground!
I celebrated a red light!
Sure, I had a bit of a runner’s high.
As I thought about their question, I wished I could take my answer back.
How much better would it have been, I wondered, if I answered, “Green Lights!? Anyone can celebrate a green light…
…I do my best to celebrate the RED LIGHTS!”
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