Progress is never linear. But it's so easy to forget that when you're in the middle of it; and forgetting that in any moment along that route usually means you end up frustrated. Frustrated leads to questioning, questioning leads to excuses, and suddenly you remember why progress is never linear. Whether it's running, your career, …
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Wouldn’t it be Nice?
As I watched the marathon trials on Saturday, in addition to being in awe at the way those athletes move, there was longing. Wishing for their strong strides. Their high knees. Their seemingly effortless glide over 26.2 miles. Galen Rupp ran his first marathon, in the hottest Olympic marathon trials ever. And won. Actually, he …
2014: My Year in Review
A year ago I sat writing my year end thoughts so very ready for the year from hell to be over. I could never have known what 2014 would have in store for me, nor would I have wanted to, because it kept me guessing and growing. If 2013 was a year of being broken, …
Is busy a state of mind?
A quick Google search resulted in the following: Why did you Google the word busy? I frequently find myself describing my life as busy, often almost in competition with others. Recently there has been a lot of noise about how being busy isn't impressive anymore, so people should learn to slow down. But who's to …
Three on Thursday: Say Goodbye to August
Three on Thursday is back, once again. As a reminder the point is to focus on 3 things that make you happy, 3 areas of focus, and 3 accomplishments for the week. The goal is to stop thinking about what's going wrong, what's not working, and all those other negative things we do at times, …
I’m back… With Three on Thursday
Thank you all for sticking with me after I was grumpy, Whiny, And just no fun. But after a wonderful weekend getting my life reorganized, finding a great new yoga instructor, and feeling better about my priorities, I was also just exhausted. I have some theories on some food choices I've been making, which I'm …
Post-Run Yoga: My favorite part of my run
I've mentioned my post-run yoga practice on a number of occasions, both here and on Twitter (@cldem), and a follower finally asked what some of my usual poses are for this. Amazingly, I'd never thought about posting it. I'm not sure if its because I assume everyone can magically see me doing it, or just …
Change is hard
I've been in Birmingham for almost 2 months, and single for a month. When I arrived I had grand plans of finding running groups and joining a yoga studio as a way to make friends and stay active. Between feeling sorry for myself (the breakup) and not having control of my life due to my …
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