Wolves, thank you for potentially ending my biggest limiting factor. (long post)

First, some back story. A few weeks ago, I determined that I wanted to get into shape. So, daily, I've been running/walking with my dog. My apartment complex is shaped like a squiggly U. From one tip to the other, it's roughly .5 miles. As I haven't done periodic running in a long time, I've been running half a mile, then walking half a mile back, run/walking 2 miles a day. My goal has been to be able to hit running for 1 mile solid, by stretching out the run each lap.
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Today at work, I saw this post and thought "That's a good line, I should remember that". Fast forward to home. I've had a terrible crick in my neck all day, and it's given me one hell of a headache. I want to do nothing but lie down, so I decide to skip my run today. (I also skipped yesterday, but that was work related). And I do. I lie down and sleep for an hour, when my dog wakes me up to go outside. I walk him, let him do his business, and come back in. Then sit down to Reddit, and see that same post again on my front page. I look at it, and out loud, I say "No. No I'm not." So I get dressed and take the dog out for the run.
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And here's the kicker. I come up on the first .5 mile loop, and I just turn and keep running back. I didn't make it the one mile. This isn't that success story. But I did get further than I ever have, about .8 miles. Also a hell of a lot further than I would have gotten if I'd stayed in bed. Then, I walked about .1 miles and started running again. I did this for 2 miles, then decided Hey, I skipped yesterday, one more mile won't kill me. Then that one more mile became two. And wolves, of those 4 miles I ran at least three of them, three times more than I ever have before. My legs are wobbly and sore already, but I feel great. That crick is still in my neck, and I'm sure that headache will return once the runners high fades, but I still did it.
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Now, the above is great, but many of you are probably wondering Yeah, what's the point you're getting to? Well, my entire life, I've let my physical situation act as a catalyst to not pursue things to the fullest, or convince myself out of things. It's always been a serious issue. Feeling a bit sick? Better call into work. Feeling depressed or sore? Better skip that workout. Feeling tired? Better reset the alarm and sleep in some more. What today forced me to realize is that I need to stop using (slight) physical ailments as a catalyst to hold myself back. I'm not sick, I have the sniffles, get to work. Get out there and run.
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Now, the above also states that you've potentially solved this issue. That's because even though I'm sitting here, right now, writing all of this out, I guarantee the next time I have the sniffles, the next time I'm sore, or even just cranky, I'll want to hold myself back again. The point is to KEEP realizing this fact. Only then can I persevere and meet my goal. And for those reminders, I'll be looking to you, wolves.