As A Person, Be You, Charater Qualities, Holidays, Life, Our Focus, pain, recovery, Training the Mind

How to Run for Excellence Rather than Perfection

Running to the best of your ability is way more enjoyable and realistic than shooting for an impossible picture of perfectionism.

As A Person, Charater Qualities, Holidays, Life, Our Focus

Was 2021 the Perfect Year?

How does one define what perfection is if it doesn't exist? In this post I share how perfection is not something we should throw out altogether but rather be used to our advantage.

As A Person, Charater Qualities, Holidays, Life, Our Focus, Training the Mind

How Perfection Slowly Destroys Your Life and Those around You

With Christmas just around the corner I’ve noticed that we can ruin the holidays by focusing on all the wrong things.  One of the biggest distractions is Perfectionism.  People get so caught up in the petty details of life that they don’t even realize how perfection is slowly destroying their life and those around them.  … Continue reading How Perfection Slowly Destroys Your Life and Those around You

Charater Qualities, Cross Training, faith, marathon, pain

Do you do Resistance Training or do you Resist Training?

One afternoon my dad picks up my bag of resistance bands and asks me what they are.  After I tell him, his reply was simple, true, and yet hilarious: “Oh, you do resistance training and I resist training!”  In that moment I realized something. We have a choice.  We either train or we don’t.  There… Continue reading Do you do Resistance Training or do you Resist Training?

As A Person, Be Still, Charater Qualities, Love

Stop Wearing the Bridle – Part 2

It's time to toss aside your bridles and run with freedom!

As A Person, Charater Qualities, faith, Life, Training the Mind

Is God’s Strength an Illusion or Reality?

You read about His miracles in the Bible, you hear about answered prayers from different people, you see God working in others’ lives, yet when it comes to your own life, why does it seem like such a fantasy?  You may wonder, “Is God’s strength an illusion or does it really exist?” When you pray… Continue reading Is God’s Strength an Illusion or Reality?

As A Person, Charater Qualities, Life, Our Focus, pain, Training the Mind, Uncategorized

The Reality of Pain – Part Two

Four steps I have found this year to help me steer clear of anxiety.

Be Still, Charater Qualities, Holidays, Life, Love, Our Focus, Training the Mind

Passion and Love

Easter is often seen as colorful Easter eggs and pretty gift baskets, filled with all kinds of goodies.  When I was younger I would love finding these baskets, eating the delicious treats and receiving the many gifts.  Outdoor cookouts with friends and family… it becomes another holiday full of happiness and fun.  But this year… Continue reading Passion and Love

As A Person, Charater Qualities, Life

Forever Running, But Losing the Race

After four years of running, I wished I had put more miles under my shoes than I have.  I feel like I have been running forever and I’ve gotten nowhere.  Looking back at the miles I have logged, I can’t seem to see any difference in my times or pace.  My legs seem to not… Continue reading Forever Running, But Losing the Race

As A Person, Charater Qualities, Holidays, Love

Why Do You Love Me?

I felt like I rammed face first into a concrete wall when someone asked me this question.  I had never been asked that before.  Why do you love me?  I had never even thought of it.  I have always said that I loved God because He first loved me, because that’s what the Bible says. … Continue reading Why Do You Love Me?