{"id":1003,"date":"2012-12-03T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2012-12-03T07:50:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T12:50:22","slug":"motivation-monday-do-the-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/03\/motivation-monday-do-the-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivation Monday &#8211; Do The Impossible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/6333255695617944_jyXtO6pw_c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1004\" title=\"6333255695617944_jyXtO6pw_c\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/6333255695617944_jyXtO6pw_c-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/6333255695617944_jyXtO6pw_c-246x300.jpg 246w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/6333255695617944_jyXtO6pw_c.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/hourlydoseof-disney.tumblr.com\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten years, ago, I would have told you that me running a 5K was impossible.\u00a0 Then I did it.<\/p>\n<p>Then I ran a ten miler.\u00a0 And then a half marathon.\u00a0 And many more races.<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, I would have told you that me running a marathon was impossible.\u00a0 Now, I&#8217;ve not done it yet, but I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;m going to finish that race in a few weeks.\u00a0 And Walt was right.\u00a0 It&#8217;s kind of fun.<\/p>\n<p>And for today&#8217;s Holidailies prompt:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which holiday song do you think should be banned from the airwaves, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a good question. \u00a0First off, I don&#8217;t listen to a radio station that plays enough holiday music, but I guess my opinion would be that they should stop playing any of the overwrought pop versions of classic slower holiday songs. \u00a0O Holy Night can only be done so many times. \u00a0(When done right, I love it. \u00a0When done by someone who can&#8217;t pull it off? 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