There are stresses at work, and sometimes, we lose our jobs due to no fault of our own. Relationships are tough. Even the most solid ones have bumps in the road. Children are a challenge. The may provide our greatest joys, but also cause us our deepest despairs.
Life is hard.
Something that is hard is not easily molded. Things sometimes seem so set in stone, that no change seems possible. But then there is the run. When I run, the blacksmith appears. Running melts the hardness of life, and allows us a sacred time to mold it the way we would like it to be.