The Law of Attraction states that we attract the people, things, and experiences through our thought vibration. Many people (most people?) have probably encountered the Law of Attraction in movies like “The Secret,” books like “Think and Grow Rich,” and teachers such as Wayne Dyer and Abraham-Hicks. However, exposure to an idea and mastery of its principles are two very different things. I should know. I have been studying this LOA stuff (short for “Law of Attraction”) a long minute now, and sometimes I still feel like I’m working out…
Category: Running & Health
Day 233: Doing It For the Right Reasons
I have learned over and over again, usually the hard way, why it is important to do things for the right reasons. Many times in the past I made choices for what seemed like good, sound reasons, and yet the experience sucked. Thinking it through afterward, my reasoning for those choices was always screwy. Garbage in, garbage out. If you do something for sucky reasons, expect the experience to suck! Tonight I was thinking about signing up for a half marathon that is coming up later in the year. It…
Day 221: Joy and Satisfaction Come First!
This morning as I ran through Midtown Sacramento, I had thoughts about 2021, “my marathon year.” During that year, I ran two marathons, the first a solo marathon, the second the California International Marathon (CIM). For CIM training that fall, I trained with some very fast runners. These guys were on their way to qualifying to run the Boston Marathon, something many CIMers go for.* I really admired these guys. I fed off their commitment and speed. In fact, I was proud to be among them in a small contingent…
Day 206: Back… Not Back and Forth!
On Saturday morning, I ran with my buddy Dave for the first time this year. As we greeted each other in the cold morning air, I said something about my healing process, how I wanted to see it through completely and continue to take it easy with running. His reply was spot on: “Yeah, you want to be BACK.. not back and forth.” That’s perfect! I thought. After all, I want to do this healing thing right! The last thing I want to do is get mostly healed and push…
Day 193: Fifteen Years of Running
I have been running for fifteen years. As with any long term relationship, my relationship with running has evolved and changed. I thought it would be fun to break down the periods of time: OFF AND RUNNING (2008-2011) When I first started running regularly I lived in the Bay Area. My commitment was to exercise five days a week, at least 25 minutes. This usually meant running, though I did do a swim class at one point. I didn’t track my runs, but I made sure to follow the five-days-a-week…
Day 178: Who is Ultimately Responsible?
How we think about things is a HUGE indicator of how we will experience those things. Whether we realize it or not, our thoughts about a subject are always a match for our experience of it. For instance, think about someone you REALLY like. Do you feel good as you think about them? Does thinking about them conjure up positive-feeling thoughts, memories of times you’ve laughed together, or nice things they did for you? Given the positive-feeling thoughts you have about them right now as you think about them, which…
Day 162: Getting What You Want (Personal Case Study)
We know what we want because life experience causes us to know what we don’t want, which therefore helps us know what we DO want. And so the key is to focus our thoughts into harmony with what we want, until our thoughts and beliefs coincide with what we want, therefore attracting it to us. Yeah, simple, right? Ha. Since I have been thinking a lot about my running life recently, I’ll use that area as a way to try this idea out. Now that I am on the other…
Day 155: Welcome Relief
It has been eight days since I’ve run. That is the longest running break I’ve had since January 2020. You know what? It feels okay. Sure, I feel a bit antsy to get more exercise in. But my wife and I have been going swimming at the gym, and I’m starting to get the feel for that. I’ve noticed myself consuming fewer carbs and not being as diligent about drinking electrolyte drinks. Absent a 25-40 mile running week, I suppose there’s less need. Meanwhile, I’ve been enjoying sleep, which following…
Day 154: The Marathon is What You Make Of It
Well, today is Wednesday, three days after the California International Marathon. I did not run… and that’s ok. Before I go into that, I appreciated taking four days off from blogging. Especially with the intensity of race weekend, it was nice not having to lay my thoughts down here each day. Now that I’m on the other side of CIM, I’m glad to say I am doing well. It helped to have a new purpose on race day. When I let go of being a participant I became a supporter…
Day 153: On the Other Hand…
Yesterday I wrote a rosy post about the benefits of not running CIM. Nothing I wrote there is untrue, yet I would be lying if I said I haven’t been having a tough time of it, especially going into race weekend… you know, without being in the race. I live here in Sacramento, so everywhere I go I am reminded of the marathon, from the street signs about road closures to seeing runners out and about. Even the leaves on the streets now make me think of the race. I…