✅ Liked — What I liked
I got up at 6 a.m. every morning, went running, and went to the gym. I had started exercising properly again after a long time, so my body needed time to adjust. Still, once I made the morning fully my own, the day felt longer. Starting the day with an early workout is gradually becoming familiar.
Most of my busy work was nearly finished, so I took time off and went to Samcheok in Gangwon Province with my friends. There is still a lot to do, but when I looked back at the work I had been rushing through for the past few months, I had finished quite a lot. It had been a long time since I had seen the sea, and I tried to stay as far away from electronic devices as possible during the trip. I think I had been missing that kind of time because I love nature. Looking at the sea and spending time with my friends gave me a genuinely happy break.
💡 Learned — What I learned
For the past few weeks, I had been absorbed in the thought that I needed to work harder, grow more, and use my time better. But this trip made me think that I do not have to keep doing something in order to move forward. Completely stepping away from everyday life for a while and properly resting was also part of moving forward.
I need to run when it is time to run and rest when it is time to rest. I have started to see rest not as something to postpone, but as time to regain the strength to move again.
🧩 Lacked — What I want to look into further
The 6 a.m. exercise routine is only beginning to settle in. I need to look more closely at how to use the morning after exercising without ignoring the time my body needs to adjust. I still need to find a way to continue the rhythm I am building without trying to make my life perfect all at once.
🌱 Longed for — What I will do as I return to daily life
As I return to daily life, I plan to keep up my miracle morning routine. I want to maintain the 6 a.m. exercise routine and use the morning after exercising a little more efficiently. Rather than trying to complete all these habits at once, I will make the good habits I am building my own one by one.
Rest is necessary if I want to run well. Let’s enjoy running again.