Symbolically, autumn is considered a season of balance, preparation, and reflection. Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald Balance is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges in modern society. Balance between work and life, balance between healthy habits and not-so-healthy habits, balance between personal goals in …
Hit The (Pool) Deck: Lessons Gleaned From Swimming Competitively
You get out what you put in. As results-driven and goal-oriented person, one of my favorite aspects of swimming was seeing results that were proportionate to the amount of work I put in. Goals unmet, technical mistakes, loss of power in the water - all on me if I didn't put in the work. Conversely, …
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What Is Your “I Can’t”?
There is fascinating research about people proclaiming they can't do something and how, once they have said this, they really do have a challenge accomplishing or completing said task because they have already made up their mind that they cannot do it. They have already defined what it is that is holding them back: "I …
The Aspen Tree
Typically, when people think about vulnerability, they think about sentiments I discussed last week, feelings of weakness, helplessness, exposure. Yet vulnerability is the birthplace of our greatest strength, an inherently empowering experience and position to be in, one in which we can strip layers of ourselves that no longer serve us, layers that have hurt …
We Are All In This Together: 1 “Why Should I Say ‘Cure This Pain’?”
Why Should I Say “Cure This Pain?” After reading Rumi and the Book of Joel 2: 12-14 The donkeys bray each morning to call me to them. They know morning is another new day, the next opportunity to eat hay, possibly alfalfa. Only grass hay, though, until the guy who hauls alfalfa to the …
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We Are All In This Together
So many of my greatest revelations come to me when I'm on a trail. I think it's the combination of physical movement (heyyyy, endorphins) and nature that seems to be the perfect cocktail for gaining personal insight. Whether I'm alone or with someone, I almost always come back from a run with some new insight …
A Place of Vulnerability
It took me over a year until I felt like I could even consider talking to a counselor about what had happened, about the level of betrayal I felt when I found out that the person I was with, whom I had trusted wholly in life and in love had, essentially, been living a secret …
Monday Motivation: Staying Fit When Motivation is Lacking
No matter how much you love (and yes, you may have to learn to love it) your daily run/yoga/cycle... (fill in the blank with favorite physical activity), there will be a day where you just don't feel like it. So how do you dig deep down and find motivation on those days? While everyone will ultimately …
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Balancing Act: The 80-20 Guideline
Long-time readers of my past blogs may remember me discussing what I call my "80-20 guideline." With warmer weather and longer days, I'm sure most people have summer clothes (and hopefully vacations!) on their mind. We have a tendency to try to make drastic changes all at once, in ways that are neither sustainable nor …
Running in the Sun 