Category: physical
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marathon 2
Sometimes it’s just not your day. I came into this race thinking I was stronger than last year, having put more miles in then before. Sure, I had only done a 14er as my longest run leading up to it, but I did a lot more 8 and 10 milers than before. When I hit…
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marathon
Off to a strong start. Taking it easy, but it wasn’t too hard to keep it under an 8 minute pace. Dreaming of a 3:25 finish, I was on my way. Completely unwinded, I just needed to maintain and I’d have a spectacular finish for my first ever marathon. All was well, and I was…
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relax and conquer
My thinking sometimes is that people around me should be working on something. This leads me to think, what should I be working on that I don’t realize I should be working on? I’ve been trying to find that answer, aside from my best guesses of meditation, hard work, and physical training, self observation, prayer,…
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barrel
Hurricane Franklin, four feet @ thirteen seconds. One and a half times overhead and clean. Fast forward to my last wave.. looks a bit smaller on the takeoff compared to the other bombs that peaked in one spot. It was a long wall, tapering nicely and seeming stable, free of peaks. Dropped in and fired…
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subtle inflation
Over time, industries become more efficient. The industrial revolution represented a surge in this efficiency via the transition from human manufacturing to machinery, and industries continue to advance evermore. This increase in productivity should result in lower prices to the consumer. If the industrial efficiency of a product improves by 5% per year, this should…
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soup time
We often spend our time thinking about future plans, hopes and fears; or past events, mishaps, and triumphs. Even when the day comes we had planned for, such as Easter day as I write this, we are still in the momentum of this state… we continue to plan, hope or fear for what might come…
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promoting freedom and good
There are a few basic theories on how to promote freedom and good for those suffering in the world (many of us). One theory is to do work to help ease the burden on, say, the tired and poor, by working alongside them and/or working to share earnings with them by way of charity. This…
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benefits of being tired
Being tired is often regarded as an unfortunate state to be in. In a world and culture that promotes being alert and productive in the 3-D realm, this is understandable. For this article, I will speak of tiredness of the mind, not of the body. With the mind in a tired state, it is less…
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suffering
Many people go through life trying to live the best life they can, which often means reducing suffering and increasing pleasures. Given the choice, they will avoid the suffering and partake in the pleasures, reasoning that the pleasure might not be available later or that we may not live to see the pleasure if we…