the importance of being generous

the marathon is in one, two, three, four days. four days until I run a marathon that I most definitely am not properly trained for. (thank you weekends of being of waitress and a major life event.) nevertheless, I am running it. I always do my best to fulfill my commitments and I've yet to let anything stop me from running any of the races before. (even dublin, when I passed out a couple of nights before the race due to a lack of food.) I also don't want to disappoint anyone; the aids marathon program, my marathon friends, my friends who have supported me all of this time, myself.

I just checked on my fundraising total, the minimum which I had yet to reach until today. checking in on my site, I realized just how rad members of my cohort are. several people gave quite generously. it's really nice to know that people who hardly know me are willing to show their support, both in words and financially. it's also nice to see that people are willing to give to a worthy cause, even when they are in dire financial straits. all in all, it's just a nice feeling that I have now. I will be tapping into all of this goodness come sunday.