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A Lesson on How to Fly

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​If you think running is just another way to burn calories, then you’ve either never really tried it or just never really understood it. 

The act of running teaches you that pain is temporary but victory is infinite and that all those limitations you’ve placed on yourself were WRONG. It makes you one of the privileged few who gets to witness and ENJOY sunrises and sunsets regularly; it makes you cognizant of your surroundings and appreciative of nature. It helps you create friendships and strengthens the ones you already have. It simultaneously winds up your battery AND burns off a little bit of the crazy lurking inside of you. It takes you places you never thought you could go, both physically and emotionally. 

If you don’t believe that humans can FLY, then you’ve never really run. 

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Life is short, and long

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Push your body to the limits, surround yourself with healthy and happy people, be adventurous, respect the environment we live in and love with all your heart… Nothing else matters.

A Sign of Peace

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Sorry I have left you for so long,  my friends.  I have had so many amazing changes occur in my life and I’m excited to fill you in! I have a new career,  new amazing friends to share my life with and new goals to achieve.

I’ve continued to run and feel that I’ve gotten stronger.  This summer,  I have kept my schedule pretty regular.  I have treated myself to several recovery walks along the ocean afterwards and these pictures are from my greatest of discoveries while on one of these walks… a baby sea turtle making its way back to the ocean.

It’s brothers and sisters had left it much earlier in the day and it was stumbling around trying to figure out which way to go.  So precious and tiny!

When I posted this on Facebook,  a friend of mine informed me that turtles traditionally represent peace in one’s life.  How fitting that I should see this now.  I am happy and at peace… there are so many adventures to look forward to in the upcoming months.  I can’t wait to find my way to the ocean and experience the successes of all my efforts!

 

 

 

March 4th: Shooting Stars

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home like a shooting star
I’ve been working very hard in recent months to “come back home.”  What I mean by this is not entirely clear, sometimes.  Even to me.
I supposed “home” is not a place but, rather, a state of being in which you are most comfortable, most content and most yourself.  As children, once we are old enough to process and give meaning to the world around us, we begin to define ourselves in relation to this world and not in relation to what we innately are.
I’ve allowed the criticism, selfishness, carelessness and even the well-intentioned opinions of others to make me stray.  I have allowed these things (as it is only natural for all humans to do) to shape me, to make me uncomfortable in my own skin, to make me sad, frustrated and inauthentic to myself…
But I’m ready to create something that is great from within and for myself so that I may share it with the world.  Like a shooting star, I’m going home.  🙂

February 16th: Declarations

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life as words
As my lovely friend Madelyn (www.karmafreecooking.com) has taught me, we must declare things unto the Universe to make them so.
Having completed my workshop today, I truly understand the impact of using my words to declare the possibilities I want for my life and acting in the” here and now” to make them a reality.
Here are some of my declarations:
  • I am declaring that I understand my own worth and value the amazing person that I am.
  • I am declaring that I will run a sub 2-hour ½ marathon next season.
  • I am declaring that I will meet and marry a man who loves me for all the beautiful things that I am.
  • I am declaring that I will be a mom one day.
  • I am declaring that I will continue to travel the world (Including a trip to Europe for the Paris Marathon April 2015!)
  • I am declaring a fulfilling relationship with my loving friends and family.
  • I am declaring financial stability and wealth.
  • I am declaring that I will start my own business and be self-employed.
There are many, many more….
What are some of your declarations?

January 30th: Living in the Moment

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be free

 

Its taken me 32 years to figure this out… Better late than never 🙂

January 22nd: Making Things

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I make things

Today I am grateful for my craftyness.  I am thankful that both of parents taught me, through example, to experiment and be as creative as possible.  From crochet to painting, from decorating to sewing, from jewelry making to photography and cross stitch to quilting… I like to make things… Lots of things.  It makes me happy and gives me peace.

In fact… I’m going to go crochet myself an ear warmer right now… G’Night 😉

Check out a previous article I wrote about my parents and how they’ve inspired me:

http://walkruninspired.com/2013/12/05/creative-inspiration-my-mom-xoxo/

 

Gratitude: January 1st and January 2nd 2014

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2013 has not been the easiest… It began with inspiration, hope and promise but turned to heartbreak and disappointment towards the end.  But you know what?… It wasn’t the worst year ever either… I’ve done some amazing races and met some goals I never though possible.  I saw 2 of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World (Machu Picchu and Chichen Itza) and my family is in good health and we’re all together!

During my two weeks off from school, I’ve spent some much needed time resting and thinking and have processed everything that has occurred.  This is all I can say:

1.  I am proud to be the kind of strong woman who remains positive and has belief that things can be better despite everything I went through in 2012.

2.  I have finally realized that the BEST things that have ever happened to me have been those that have so effortlessly fallen into my lap that I felt almost guilty about having them because it was though I hadn’t “earned” them… In turn, the WORST things that have happened to me have been the result of me trying to fruitlessly and painfully force a square peg into a round hole…

3.  I am pretty awesome and am not going to waste time hanging out with people who don’t agree 🙂  Because, if I love you… I think you’re pretty awesome too.

4.  I am surrounded by the most beautiful group of loving friends and family in the Universe.  I am proud of this because I have fostered (and continued to foster) these relationships.

I’ve decided to dedicate a few minutes of my day, EVERY DAY this year to think about what I am grateful for and log it on this blog.  The first few days of this year I have spent time running, hanging out at the beach and thinking about all that I am thankful for…  and here’s what I’ve come up with:

Jan. 1st:  I’m grateful for my health and my body’s ability to run.  I had a great 4 mile run with a new group and met up with a friend I haven’t really connected with much and had a wonderful time!

Jan. 2nd: I’m grateful for the gorgeous sunshine that finally came out today and allowed me to spend some time at the beach.  I have been coming to this same spot on the same beach since I was a little girl and it doesn’t get old….

Why do YOU run?

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worry less run more

When things get tough, I turn to my family. Hugs and dinners with Mom. Conversations with my little sister. Watching TV on the couch with my Dad and Step Mom. Phone calls with my Aunt. Bitch sessions or tears with my girlfriends. Praying every morning on my way to work. Going to the beach alone. Writing. And…. RUNNING.

I run to prove to myself that I am strong. I am capable of achieving great things. I can stomp out whatever sadness and loss I’ve suffered with every step on that pavement. I can find elation in that adrenaline rush and peace with the exhaustion that follows.

I run towards the solution not away from the problem. I run more and I worry less…

Why do YOU run?