To you, who cannot take a step toward what you want to do

There is something I want to try.

But,
"I'm not young anymore"
"It would be embarrassing if I failed"

Don't you have things that end up staying just like that because you think that way?

I realized that year by year, I have become better at finding "reasons not to do it" than "reasons to do it."

I don't have time.
I don't know if I can keep it up.
It might be too late for my age.

Even though I really want to try, before I know it, "but" comes out first.


For me, there is a goal that has remained on my to-do list for a long time📝

"To complete a full marathon"

I used to run in the past, so when I wrote the list, I felt like, "It would be nice if I could do it someday."

But when I actually thought about trying, only anxiety came to mind.

What if I can't finish?

Maybe I can't run like I used to anymore.

Maybe I won't be able to find the time to practice.

My anxiety had become bigger than my desire to do it.


At that time, a friend said these words to me.

"It's not the reasons not to do it, but the reasons you want to do it that are important."

With those words, I was startled.

Before I knew it, I was only thinking about
"whether I can do it or not,"
and had forgotten "why I want to do it."

Everyone gets older.

Physical strength also changes little by little.

But when I think about the life ahead,

today is the youngest I will ever be✨

That fact will not change in the future.

Rather than regretting,
"I wish I had done it,"

I want to be someone who can think,
"I tried it"

🕊️🫧

So I decided to enter next year's full marathon🏃‍♀️✨

And, to make sure I wouldn't run away, I made some adjustments.
Tell people around me.

Declare it on social media.
Furthermore, I bought running shoes and gear👟

I'm the type who likes to look the part. Haha.

But once I did that much,

instead of "to do or not to do,"

"How should I complete it?"

I started thinking about that.

What kind of practice should I do?

There's a limit to doing it alone, so maybe I should join a running club?

What should I do on rainy days?

Before I knew it, I was thinking about methods rather than listing anxieties.

This change was a bit surprising even to me.

If there is anyone right now

who has something they want to try but cannot take a step forward.

Before giving up because of age or anxiety,

"Why do I want to try this?"

It might be good to first ask your own heart that way.

I hope you can cherish that small feeling of "I want to try"🌙🫧