Training for my first 5k
Running for the first time
Building stamina
Fighting the fear
Growing through the process
Becoming more confident
Gaining strength
Facing the challenges
Like many things in life
I was afraid
Of being embarrassed
Of failing
It is a personal thing
Working to achieve a goal
As part of my training
I adopted a mantra
Read in a book about running
I wrote the initials daily
On the inside of my wrist
It sticks with me still
EAMOF-Excuses Are Made of Fear