As an optimistic person, though tempered by reality, I like to embrace a message of hopefulness when addressing our responses to our world. Not a Pollyanna response of everything is going to be just the way we want, but a positive message that there is power in choosing our path. Feeling empowered means feeling better…
Tag: mindfulness
Lessons Learned from Bicycling: Post-Pandemic Edition
In reviewing my earlier bicycling lessons posts, I noted a certain innocence in the writing. COVID has changed a lot of things for me – for all of us, so I thought that the topic might be worth updating. I have shared that bicycling, as well as other forms of athletic endeavor, offers us opportunities…
Are We Really Smarter Than Our Biology?
When was the last time your personal biology reached out and reminded you who is really in charge? You know, when you went off your diet for some frequent stops in the drive-thru, only to discover the numbers on the scale bumping up. Or jumping up off the couch after a holiday lay-off, only to…
The Aging Athlete and How I Came to Embrace the Bonk
Now including myself in the ranks of what we politely call an aging athlete, I must admit my surprise at becoming so accepting of the once dreaded bonk. To simply run out of gas during exercise can be irritating. Having such a deficit reach the level of a full-on bonk where the body performance falls…
The Importance of Coping These Days
Coping with many of Life’s frustrations used to be limited to managing too busy schedules and meeting personal/family obligations. We thought we were in over our heads many days but the lurking reality was that little of what we were stressing over was of great significance. If you missed your kid’s soccer match, there were…