Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Let's do this. Some times there truly is a shift, immeasurable and invisible that moves us to be bold. Today is Day 1 of my writing life and marathon training. I commit to nothing and everything all at the same time. But my biggest commitment is letting go of perfection. Here are the pictures to go with my first day.
This is an okay number, but a few months ago back in February—before my stepdad died—the scale read I32 lbs. Stress eating of lots of candy and Jack-In-The-Box cheap tacos with french fries—comfort food...a little got added to the middle.
And now for the body picture. My cat has a little saggy belly. It looks like she's had a litter of kittens. She does not judge herself harshly for this. She's a cat and couldn't careless. My goal is to have the zen of a cat. A cat who doesn't think about her body. And that's where I want to live as I move through this life.
Can I say that selfies are hard? Kim K. is quite skilled at taking the perfect athletic selfie. Since this is a blog about running, and finding my writing voice—with the zen of a cat—I will let go of perfection and just be okay with this body as it is. It's a strong body in pretty good health for 56 years old. I want to admit to a personal struggle with self-censorship. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't self conscious, so posting the picture is about loving this body exactly as it is. Also even as I have lost weight my belly is still around so I need to make peace with that. Maybe do some ab work though that has in the past been hard on my back. Personal desire is to work on my plank.
I decided that I wouldn't make any goals beyond committing to walk or run four days a week and writing the same number of days.
Day 1: 45 minutes of dog walk/run. There is a long low grade, which I walk up and run back. Pretty easy on the knees. Feels good even though I'm at 8000 feet. I will definitely sleep good tonight.
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| The pandemic manicure... |
And now for the body picture. My cat has a little saggy belly. It looks like she's had a litter of kittens. She does not judge herself harshly for this. She's a cat and couldn't careless. My goal is to have the zen of a cat. A cat who doesn't think about her body. And that's where I want to live as I move through this life.
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| Girl got belly...just like a mama cat. |
I decided that I wouldn't make any goals beyond committing to walk or run four days a week and writing the same number of days.
Day 1: 45 minutes of dog walk/run. There is a long low grade, which I walk up and run back. Pretty easy on the knees. Feels good even though I'm at 8000 feet. I will definitely sleep good tonight.
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