HOW I CHOOSE TO LIVE (FROM THIS DAY FORWARD): “The trouble is, you think you have time.” Buddha What I’ve learned from the first 60…
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“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act. Action will delineate and define you.” Thomas Jefferson
I almost didn’t run. It was cold-gray outside. A kind of sudden winter day that callously forgot to allow for the acclimation to fall’s passing. I awoke sluggish and felt the weight of things to do. A lot of problems to solve–business and personal stuff. It would be far easier to skip the run, I thought. Just dive in. Begin knocking off all the tasks facing me. My to do list I knew would take all day to accomplish. It made me think about quitting and simply going back to bed. Try again tomorrow.
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Occasionally, I am able to yank something worthwhile out of the river of thought that rushes though my brain. During a run the other day, this phrase occurred to me:
work on yourself
I’m sure I read this somewhere or heard the words spoken by someone. I never could have come up with this by myself. It’s one of the reasons I love to run. Some people meditate. Some do crossword puzzles.
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Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength. – George Henry Lewes I might be the most naive buffoon on the planet. I thought…
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We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. -Marcel Proust…
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“If the image one holds of one’s self contains elements that don’t square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however…
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