If there’s one thing I’ve learned about happiness, it truly is, as they say, an inside job. It seems that every time my happiness has expanded, it’s because of something I did,…
Author: Chris
Day 107: How Does This Feel to You?
Note: Tonight I had a nice “inner monologue” conversation where I discuss some shifts I want to make in my life. The question “how does this feel to you?” helps me discern…
Day 106: Progress Taking Care of Myself
Happily, I’m doing really well after Saturday’s 26 miler. I acted relatively normal today, including running 5 miles (though at a slow 11 minute per mile pace, and with 1 minute walk…
Day 105: A Weekend Run of Firsts
Yesterday I ran a highly successful marathon-distance training run. It is a day and a half later, and I am quite tired, but all in all, I am thrilled by how well…
Day 105: “Home to Roost” (Original Music)
Today’s pick comes from a treasure trove of recent compositions. I had a lot of fun with this one, from the fun offbeat melody to the low brass bass.
Day 104: Marathon Brain
All week long, I have had one thought on my mind: tomorrow’s 26-miler. This has made for an interesting week. It’s like having an upcoming Oscar red carpet appearance. Mental bandwidth is…
Day 103: The 2022 Market Volatility Bummer
I have written about how investing* is really about growing your share ownership; that is, growing the number of shares you own of any given fund over time. Writing about this has…
Day 102: I’m Running a Marathon on Saturday… For Training!
With three days until my 26-mile training run (these words are in italics because, well, it stills feels just a little crazy!), I can honestly say that I’ve got “marathon, marathon, marathon”…
Day 101: Why Hang Onto Beliefs That Suck?
Alrighty, so here I am. Open to another conversation with my “Higher Self.” Fun fact: I actually do these “talks” all the time in my journalling. It’s just how I’ve ended up…
Day 100: The Power of Scheduling
I have been writing recently about balancing marathon training with the rest of life (my last update was here). This has been going well. However, today I realized I needed to get…