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I have a confession: Whenever I experience something emotional, I get tingles all over my body. Goosebumps of sorts. Whether it’s from that first magical kiss, running my first half marathon, watching a sappy romantic movie, graduating from college or looking back on old photographs, the feeling is the same. Now, I am quite an emotional gal and I’ll be the first to admit it, so this feeling tends to happen quite often.

This morning, I’ve been having that feeling ever since I woke up and turned on the TV. I’ve been watching the Boston Marathon news, and it’s really been one of the most inspiring things I’ve watched on television in a long time. We’re so used to hearing terrible, TERRIBLE events on the news, so it’s refreshing to wake up to something so amazing, so feel-good.

I mean, c’mon, what’s more inspiring than hearing about thousands of men and women (off all shapes, sizes, backgrounds and paces) run 26.2 miles? Mind you, many of them who are running for a great cause, be it in memory of a loved one they lost to cancer, or a charity they’ve raised thousands of dollars for. These interviews are absolutely touching, and it makes me proud to be a young, active woman with a mission!

No, you don’t need to run a marathon to have this feeling. Rather, it’s about setting a goal for yourself and finally reaching that goal. It’s about having a mission and doing everything you freakin’ can to get there. It’s about believing in yourself…really truly believing in yourself and all that you can achieve.

Those who live in Boston (and get work off today), I hope to see you out there rooting on all of these strong runners this afternoon. And I hope you can find a little inspiration (or tingly feeling) from today’s event too!