Running, Eating, & Other Things
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POSTURE
Sit Up Straight. Shoulders Back. Stand Tall. Mom was right! It does make a difference, not just in how it looks but in how it feels. The right posture is critical for distance running. I could run forever if my back/core were strong enough. It's not the legs that give...
The Sound of Silence
I can distinguish it now, his voice from all the others. As I step outside it's a high-pitched, quick, sharp "cheep". Birds don't tweet, interestingly enough, they cheep, or chup, or chipchipchip, the ones around here anyway. It's a distinct, noticeable sound in the...
Good Luck!
The Luck of the Irish Hard working, no nonsense, with just a sprinkling of folklore ... Hope is a skill passed down through the generations and practiced on a daily basis among the Irish. Leprechauns, pots of gold and 4-leaf clovers are all visualizations of that...
SHHHHH!!!
Words lose their power when they are not born out of silence. (Henri J. Nouwen) In silence we breathe. In silence we think. In silence we are still ... present ... receiving. You don't have to try to think deep thoughts. That's a manipulated process, an assumption...
LOOK DOWN
I had to learn to walk. It annoyed me. Not enough exertion to bring me to near collapse and for some reason I guess I needed that. I'm a runner; worked hard at establishing that status and was reluctant to give it up. However, physical injuries call the shots at times...
IT’S A PRACTICE
WHAT IS? ... EVERYTHING What we do. It's simple enough to understand when learning a sport. I mean you don't go out and attempt a marathon one day out of the blue, fall short and then say I can't do it. Practice gets you to your goal. What we speak. In the same way,...
COME AND GET IT!
EAT! The way to a healthy weight, healthy body has nothing to do with restriction. Who are you listening to? and Why? The answer to well-being is not given to you in colorful packaging, clever advertising, composed in a chemistry lab to "taste just like the real...
THAT’S WEIRD
Chris Wallace: "Do you think you're a bit eccentric?" Sandy Lerner (Co-Founder Cisco Systems): "I am now that I'm rich. I used to just be weird." Words. Language. Labels. Perception. Take a look at how you are defining your circumstances, yourself and others. It turns...
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
Warby Parker: The Summit 20/20 Vision ... I took it for granted for decades. So much so, that when my eyesight began to fade, at first I thought I was having neurological issues. The blurry vision, dizziness all pointed to one, and only one, self-diagnosis - a brain...
HERE COMES THE SUN
Little Darlin' Out on the trails at the break of dawn, Running has taken on a whole new utility for me. Morning sun, morning air, morning beauty everywhere. I used to get up early when I was training for marathons but attention was instead focused on pace and...
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