Just didn’t have it yesterday, right?

Hawk on tree branch

 

(photo: Hawk, middle left, nearly invisible. Running probably would have been too fast to notice.)

Just didn’t have it yesterday. Didn’t feel like running even though that was the plan. Nice and easy. Maybe five miles. Had looked forward to getting into a good rhythm after being on the road last week.

Walked.

Forty-five minutes. Somewhere between two and three miles.

Funny how an important conversation the night before can add a level of emotional labor that drains you into the next day.

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A sure test to see if our life is balanced

iPhone screen shot of home screen

 

(photo: Pacific Standard Time, above at 3:49am, is really 6:49am EST… on one coast a bit late to start the day, on the other, a bit early)

A sure test to see if our life is balanced is the way we feel, and how we respond, when our clock awakens us for a brand new day.

Snooze button?

Or, “Thank goodness it’s time to get up”.

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What is physical hunger?

School Bus at sunrise

 

(photo: Finishing a 35-minute run yesterday as the sun rises and the school bus approaches)

Physical hunger.

Is it the hunger from being without food (a need) for a few days?

Is it the hunger that comes from wanting our clothes to fit (a want) again?

The hunger to fill a need is different than the hunger to fill a want.

First world problems mostly.

Both are important.

Be well.

It’s your responsibility.

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Challenging enough when conditions and schedules are predictable

Midlife Celebration book in Portland

 

(photo: A wonderful Christmas present will be freedom to promote this with zero restrictions)

It’s challenging enough when conditions, schedules, and routines are fairly predictable on our home turf…

It is so challenging to find time to run or go to a gym while traveling.

This is what makes each of us a champion.

Our ability to pick ourselves up after every fall.

Every single one.

Wondering how the life transition of retiring will affect this.

And enjoying a new low weight (in the past 10 years) at 153.5… this morning’s run, on home turf, will be slow and savory.

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