Why do I do it?

Before entering high school, I made a decision that would effect me for the rest of my life. I did not know that my choice would have such a big impact on me at the time, especially since I went on a limb in making it. Joining the cross country team was something that I did so randomly that I do not even know what made me do it today. I had never ran more than a mile, and I was not particularly good at running. I wound up running all four years of high school, and I still run today. Yes, I really sucked at first, and to be honest, I hated going to practices. However, it did not take long until I developed an addiction to running. When I run, I am in a zone. Sometimes I make myself go, but once I am running I never regret.
Everyone always asks me how I can make myself go running for miles; I think it is a feeling that only a runner, or a swimmer probably, can understand and make sense of. I do not run anymore because I have to go to practice and nobody ever made me do, I do it because I truly enjoy it. Running has taught me so much about discipline and doing something just for the sake of doing it. When I am running I think I am experiencing a little bit of the "optimal experience". 

vote '08

I found this video on youtube. I think that it puts out a great message because it is motivational to see young people caring about voting and politics because it makes people want to participate in their country. Also, most of these kids are black, so it is kind of cool to here some of them saying they would not vote for Obama and some of them saying they would. In a way, it diminishes the stereotype that any black person would vote for Obama, and although these kids are not even old enough to exercise their right to vote, I still think that they are sending a great message on the importance of voting. On top of that, these kids are adorable!