Comments on: Practice Makes Perfect

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:17:21 +0000

This entry really spoke to me, and I wouldn’t touch running with a ten-foot pole. But the deeper message (not to tire myself out by giving 150% at all times) is fantastic. Thank you!

By: colorsonmymind

colorsonmymind — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:44:34 +0000

I haven’t been blog reading as much lately as I used to. I have started taking action with my business a bit and that has gobbled up a lot of my free time.
Anyway-I just loved this post. The message about life is a key one for me too.
I loved reading your reflections and insight. I was nodding my head a lot:)
I have started yoga practice-nice and slow and it feels great to not push so hard.
I think the picture of the bike is beautiful.
Thank you for writing this post it touched me deeply.

By: Frida

Frida — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:02:54 +0000

I love Runners World and Yoga Journal – not least for the articles that remind me that these parts of my life are exactly that – part of my life and therefore they reflect the same challenges, propensities and lessons that I’m facing in other parts of my life.
In running I had to learn, here in Afghanistan, to start my run each day from where I was. If I was exhausted from a week on the road then I would walk the whole time, if I was agitated and angry an interval run with short bursts at full capacity would help me release that energy. Start where you are – how is that for a lesson for life.
In my yoga I’ve had to learn to relax and let go, which has also been the biggest challenge of the past 18 months in my work, my relationship and my spiritual journey.
So there they are running and yoga – reflecting back to me the same lessons I’m finding every where else BUT – and this is the best bit – giving me a change to learn things in a different way.
Wonderful post!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:59:11 +0000

oh that pink bicycle is too sweet– and I wish I could ride a bike everywhere but where I live isn’t just hilly it’s mountainous– but I loved this post and the message which is just what I needed to read– bisous!

By: jessica

jessica — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:48:22 +0000

I echo that comment. It took me two years, seven half marathons and night after night of excrutiating pain to allow myself to walk or rest. How. How are we so stubborn? I didn’t have these ideas about life, at least not like you describe, but I did feel that I failed/didn’t quite succeed if I walked or rested. And in that way, I wanted to be perfect, when running, in life. I wasnt in either, and I hurt in both. Now I’m healing, slowly, I’m working my way back up to six miles (yee haw) and taking life at a much different pace. I’ve seen my flaws, and seen that by keeping that break neck pace, I was creating some.
So, this was a wonderful post to read, when I feel quite similar, but have never read anyone else saying it. cheers

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:34:12 +0000

Take it from me, lovely–the woman who is *still* rehabbing an injury that is more than two years old–STOP RUNNING and walk, if you feel like it! ;o) And cross-train, cross-train, cross-train. Biking is great.
I’m so glad to hear that you are out and about and treating your body with such loving kindness.
xo,
K

By: la vie en rose

la vie en rose — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:32:19 +0000

exercise…UGH!…
great connection between life and running and i think i approach life the same way…and like you i’m starting to pay for it…
ps–i wanna pink bicycle like that one…

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:03:42 +0000

so….isn’t amazing how lives can be so parellel?! i have started to run again. and bryce has a subscription to runners world. so that is how he got me going, walk before you run, build up slowly. i am currently looking for an old vintage schwinn to toodle around town on for errands, etc. i am going to be the crazy old lady of middle indiana. we already have one in town, they call her wandering wanda, hmmm….calamity kelly would be appropriate for me.
so keep it up chickadee….