I’ve never experienced winter in the true sense of the word. So I do not know what it feels like to see blankets of white snow covering the streets, nor do I understand what it feels like for the chill of the wind to course through skin and bone like a knife bleeding into the …
Category Archive: Spirituality
Nov
19
COUNTDOWN TO BDM151 — Facing My Giants
It’s exactly about 15 weeks before the BDM151 and starting this Friday, I am devoting an article once a week to my journey to my longest run in my entire life. While it took me 17 years to realize my dream of finishing a marathon, it took me nearly two years to realize finishing my …
Nov
08
31 Days to Running: Day 14 What’s Your Pre-Race Routine?
Everybody has a routine when they wake up in the morning. Some skip breakfast [not really a good idea and very unhealthy backed up by study after study after study!]. Some take coffee before doing their morning runs. Some take a shower first before having breakfast. Some just brush their teeth and still others would …
Oct
10
Sunday Reflections: On Healing
This week I met up with one of my life coaches. And she drove a truth that is a dose of pain as well as comfort. “Some thorns are meant to never go away.” During the week, I also realize something in relation to that statement — Not all wounds heal at the same time. …