I've even been moderately tolerant of winter this year even though I thought I'd never regain the feeling in my frozen fingertips after running on Saturday morning. Maybe this tolerance is because the sun shines so brightly in the middle of the day, maybe it's because I have flannel sheets, furry cats, and endless cups… Continue reading Winter, joy, lack of goals, reflecting, and maneuvering around fear
Category: Thoughts
fall
I am feeling inspired to write right now. It's fall, it's cross-country season and it is the third cross-country season that I am spending far away from home and far away from a job I loved. This year is different though. It's full of hope and possibility and more fulfilling coaching opportunities than I've had… Continue reading fall
Success erases failure
Running has been my best friend, my worst enemy, and my main source of failure. As a long time female athlete I’ve experienced low points in my sport coupled with the crippling fear that I will never be “good enough,” and this fear that I would never be good enough wasn’t just isolated to my… Continue reading Success erases failure
Success is being genuine
Right after college I thought that success was being a career woman, a business professional, and a workaholic. I put every ounce of energy I had into a job that I settled for because I didn't want to be a college graduate who couldn't find work. Not having a job lined up as I walked across the… Continue reading Success is being genuine
Shadows of the past
Being in New Jersey the last few weeks has been extremely difficult but it has given me a unique opportunity to gain closure in many areas of my life...former life actually. I have seen my entire life in retrospect. I have walked amongst the shadows of the many versions of myself and I have been able to understand… Continue reading Shadows of the past
When coffee can’t solve your problems, call on confidence
When my plane landed in Philadelphia 3 weeks ago I felt like an entirely different person. I had been away from home for a while and I had to create a whole new life for myself while I was in California. I was in a sink or swim situation. When I arrived in California I… Continue reading When coffee can’t solve your problems, call on confidence
Life is like solitaire
Life is sometimes like those games of solitaire that you can't win, or the games that seem like they can't be won. Then there are the games that you can't win because you made one or two wrong moves early on. In all of these situations, even after you've considered what to do next, you will find yourself at a… Continue reading Life is like solitaire
The GRUDGE LIST
The internet defines a grudge as "a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury." I define a grudge as the decision not to forgive someone or forget something. It is difficult to forget things when they have impacted your life so profoundly because bad things can impact your… Continue reading The GRUDGE LIST
Typical daily thoughts
-Coffee, coffee, coffee! Which mug will I use today??!?!?! The bigger the mug the more coffee! -I HATE waking up. I want to abolish mornings! -Oh my goodness!! My cats are the cutest cats in the whole entire world. Look how precious you are (talking to a cat). -Laundry, I can do that tomorrow or… Continue reading Typical daily thoughts
Life should be enjoyable
Life should be enjoyable. No one should ever live an unhappy life. Even in the darkest hour, there is still good in the world. Last year I completed a personal project, where I wrote down things that I was grateful for each day. I was able to find something to be grateful for EVERYDAY. This project… Continue reading Life should be enjoyable
The Road Less Run 