Category: suffering
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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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everything and nothing
We are everything, and we are nothing. Incredible, really. This always struck me as inspiring, the idea that the entire universe was within us. And of course the humbling part of also being nothing, like the insignificant flesh and bones that we are, tiny in the grand scheme of the universe. But recently, something came…
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intentional mistakes
In life, we make mistakes. In terms of what we should have done, we might think, “Ah, I should have done this, to not make the mistake.” But actually what it is, is that we were supposed to make that mistake, and learn from it. Because when it really counts is the next time we…
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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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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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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…