Stretching

I haven't always been good about stretching. I know that I should do it before and after I run, but I haven't always done it, and rarely have I done it as thoroughly as I should. Yet in those times when I've been more intentional about stretching I find that I am a better runner. I am loose and can run relaxed, the running is somehow easier.

Is that not the same in life? When we stretch ourselves we become, little by little, more flexible. Life becomes somehow a little easier because we can handle a wider variety of things. In some ways, when we stretch ourselves we become better people. Much like physical stretching if we don't keep doing it consistently, at least a little bit, it seems we loose some of that flexibility.