Category: How Much Is Enough?

What’s the greatest weapon against stress?

New Orleans Relax Spot foot massage business sign
finding time to relax is a daily challenge, and is never as easy as this sign states

 

New Orleans foot massage business
not everything is as it first seems… good thing we can control our thinking

 

Each day it’s the same. Focus on diet and exercise, or not. This can be incredibly stressful.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. – William James

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This month jeff noel is encouraging Mid Life Celebration readers to follow all five daily blogs about work life balance. It’s a breeze to go from this physical health blog to the spiritual health blog, just click -> go to Next Blog

 

This photo was taken 50 minutes after the run began

dawn
the sun has not yet risen over jeff noel’s home – November 2, 2012 (yesterday)

 

This photo was taken 50 minutes after the run began. Dark and cold. Lonely.

Why? Why do it then. What’s the point?

The day jeff noel (any of us) stops exercising is the healthiest he’ll (any of us will) ever be. Every day after that is less healthy.

Exercise matters.

It dramatically improves your life, and in many cases, saves it.

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How much competition is enough?

Masters Track
seeded 20 out of 34 in the M45-49 400 meters
Masters Track
moved to 10th overall, missing finals by two spots

How much competition is enough? You know, competition isn’t even necessary, except for one place – with the devil. We MUST find a million ways to stay motivated to keep moving.

For three years, 1999 – 2002… no competition, recreational running only.
…got bored, demotivated… ready to quit…

Three more years, 2002 – 2005… discovered the joy (and pain) of 5k’s.
…got bored, demotivated (again)… ready to quit…

Found Masters Track meets locally 2005-2007

In 2006, after six years solid running and conditioning foundation, the photos show, going into the 2006 Masters Track & Field National championships, jeff noel seeded number 20 of 34.

Finished 10th, missing the finals by two spots.

It doesn’t matter. What matters is it’s 2013 and I’m still running with a passion stronger than quitting – that’s 14 years, by the way.

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