"The Rest of your life"

A good book, with a powerful and truthful ending to running and wisdom in life:


"You've learned that your past is only a description of where you've been, not a prescription of where you will be."

"The finish line is not the end. The finish line is the beginning.....Standing at the starting line gives you permission to hope and dream"

"The miracle is not that you finish, but that you had the courage to start."

"Crossing the starting line may be an act of courage, but crossing the finish line is an act of faith. And faith is one of the most powerful emotions you can experience. Faith is what keeps us going when nothing else will. Faith is the emotion that conquers fear. Faith is the emotion that will give you victory over your past, the demons in your soul, and all of those voices that tell you what you can and cannot do and can and cannot be."

Happy Father's Day Weekend

For those of you that know me, every October I try to run the Susan Komen 5k and raise money for a good cause.

This year, I signed up for a "vacation half marathon" in Malibu on Sunday November 13th, 2011. (http://www.malibuintmarathon.com/index.htm)





Each race (or event) usually has a different meaning for me....besides a vacation, I have also decided to run this one for charity and enjoy running on the Pacific Coast!

Dash for Dad's (For Grandpa's, Dad's, Brother's, Cousin's, or anyone affected or knowing someone affected)

Donation page: http://zerocancer.org/r/A/MTY0MA/0/0/Z21haWwuY29t/aHR0cHM6Ly96ZXJvY2FuY2VyLm9yZy9ldmVudHMvZW5kdXJhbmNlLXRlYW1zL0luZGl2aWR1YWwvZG9uYXRlP2Zvcm1faWQ9T0RB

Any and all help (monetary or words of wisdom) will be helpful and motivational!!!

Based on previous experiences, hopefully I can raise ~$2000 for another good cause!

Since I just started this page, make sure you see my picture on the donation page. Don't worry, I'll bug you later in the year too :)

How to start?

The finish is the easy part, it's being able to step out the door and start that takes motivation and courage!

Along the motivational theme, I have found Gandhi's Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the world (or changing yourself to start)

1. Change yourself.

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”

2. You are in control.

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

3. Forgive and let it go.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

4. Without action you aren’t going anywhere.

“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”

5. Take care of this moment.

“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”

6. Everyone is human.

“I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.”

“It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”

7. Persist.

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

8. See the good in people and help them.

“I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.”

“Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self.

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”

10. Continue to grow and evolve.

”Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.”

Addiction?

"Running could be an addiction as hard to control as alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs" - Marathoning for Mortals

It can be hard to start, but once it gets going it can be even harder to "give up forever".

True, and here's a motivational guy that can explain why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inSSZUErHpU&feature=player_embedded

Pretty cool to be following him for a while: http://bendoeslife.tumblr.com/

Detroit, Malibu, and Disney are on the way!

Honesty

1-2 years ago, I told myself "If I ever hit 200 lbs. I'll buy myself a road bike". I wanted to show myself I could do it with running and eating differently.





Honesty Pays off, and instead of "buying" I consider it "investing" in the next chapter and phase of life!

Happy post National Runners Day

Did you go for a run/walk on June 1?!

I posted "happy national runner's" day on FB, played two games of hockey and got home in the dark.

So, since being open/public keeps people honest, I put on my night vest:




And went for a night run! Sorry, I dislike being hypocritical, and had to go for my national runner's day run!

And what did that lead too?


The first time in 8-10 years is have seen <200lbs. On a scale....this is gonna be a good life :)