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September 2014 – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. September 25, 2014. When we spend our lives waiting until we’re perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and opportunities that may not be recoverable, we squander our precious time, and we turn our backs on our gifts, those unique contributions that only we can make. Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don’t exist in … More worry. September 22, 2014. September 20, 2014.
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righting the ship – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. July 14, 2015. July 14, 2015. My dad sent me this video. Can you recall a time in your life when you were so passionate about a project or goal that you would essentially lose yourself in it? Time would fly and your mood was naturally & effortlessly enhanced? Running serves as a foothold or a boost up towards a more elevated and elusive mind space…one where my busy worry-intensive brain quiets down. Running, for me, is that pe...One mig...
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crying uncle. or, just crying. – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. Crying uncle. or, just crying. May 28, 2015. May 28, 2015. Whoops. Lost this blog for a bit. Life has been hectic, crazy, full. I think I have cycled through all the feelings that exist within me so far this year (ALL. THE. FEELINGS). And it’s only May. I feel a bit like this guy:. I’ve written about this here. Honestly I am still trying to answer that question and it is so damn frustrating. I wish it were this easy. Why do I set up the...
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mud & stitches – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. February 11, 2015. My first Orcas Island 50k finish, 2012. And 5) the amazing Dr. who relentlessly cleaned my wound (thank you god for Lidocaine and Percocet) and gave me 11 pretty stitches, to relearn these truths:. I am not perfect. Shit happens when you least expect it. (this course was a muddy slick mess – did I fall on the treacherous downhill technical sections? 8221; “I’m not leaving you! 8221; “You are going to be fine! Erin, as...
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guts – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. August 17, 2015. August 17, 2015. I miss this writing thing! One of my birthday promises to myself was to make more room for the things I love and long to do but don’t set aside time for. Really, there are no excuses. My excuses are so worn out and tired I can’t even bear to use them anymore. I’m sick of my bullshit. I guess I needed to remind myself to #1 Listen to my guts and, #2 Have some. But it’s worth it. The result is a sense of ...
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November 2014 – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. November 12, 2014. I stumbled onto this blog today and found this bit below about nutrition that really hit home: “……the long and short of it is that my nutrition is focused on making my food work for me, instead of making me work for my food. The food I eat has to give me good, dense nutrition, that … More simple. November 10, 2014. November 4, 2014. Grit City Photography Blog Grit City Photography. A Girl's Guide to Trail Running.
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October 2014 – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. October 28, 2014. For much of my life I have chosen to hide. I was completely unwilling to show up and be seen. Vulnerability, to me, is a physical ache that is highly uncomfortable. Thankfully, I am learning to breathe through these necessarily uncomfortable moments, one by one. Earlier this year, I was contacted by Yitka Winn, Assistant Editor … More moments. October 22, 2014. October 20, 2014. October 13, 2014. 8220;Your task is not ...
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August 2014 – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. August 21, 2014. Sometimes I need to remind myself, out loud, to breathe. Not breathe just a little, but BREATHE. With my whole body. It is powerful and terrifying to open my eyes, breathe deeply, and do the hard thing. Summer is winding down and Fall is near. Time to start anew. When things are shaky and crumbly and unsteady, it … More alive. August 7, 2014. August 4, 2014. Grit City Photography Blog Grit City Photography. Grit City Ph...
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March 2015 – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. March 4, 2015. 8220;To stay, you have to believe there is something worth staying for—and then you have to bring yourself back, again and again. The initial glimpse of wonder, of love, of possibility, of expansion becomes a commitment to returning, to bringing yourself back each time you bolt.” – Geneen Roth For as long as I can … More choosing to stay. Grit City Photography Blog Grit City Photography. Ultrarunning Adventures with Jen.
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December 2014 – sakura blooms
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Reflections on the journey: detours, do-overs, tumbles and triumphs. December 29, 2014. In listing my intentions for the coming new year, I will borrow the instructions of philosopher William James: “Accumulate all the possible circumstances which shall reenforce the right motives; put yourself assiduously in conditions that encourage the new way; make engagements incompatible with the old; take a public pledge, if the case allows; in short, envelop your … More renewal. December 17, 2014. December 5, 2014.
