When I was in my late twenties I lived in Pennsylvania, and I was a sixth grade teacher during the school year and the pool director and swim coach at a country club during the summer. This was about twenty years ago, and at the time I was thin and thirty or forty pounds lighter […]
Sound Mind Sound Body
#1384 — 10 Hours Until Go Time
Tomorrow I am running the Hartford Marathon. I am not a fast runner, but this is my sixth marathon and the second time I’ve done the Hartford Marathon. The first time I was as prepared as I’ve ever been, but I ran way too fast in the first half and was in the most physical […]
Elizabeth Gilbert and David Goggins
I have two things I want to share with you. Both of them have been big sources of inspiration for me and given me some much-needed reminders. The first thing I want to share with you is a book I recently finished reading called Big Magic. It was written by Elizabeth Gilbert after she wrote Eat, […]
It’s Time To Make Another Deposit In The Bank Of Hard Sh*t
In four days I’m running the Hartford Marathon. I am not adequately trained for it. Not even close. I registered for this back in May, partially as a way to stay motivated to work out because I had gained quite a bit of weight over the last year and a half. I also registered for […]
I Found Three Pairs Of Jeans I LOVE (and I thought you might want to check them out)
Let’s talk jeans for a minute. After I had kids and gained five thousand pounds, I kind of stopped wearing jeans. If it wasn’t elasticized, then I wasn’t gonna wear it. Then I lost some weight, and I bought some jeans, but they were inexpensive and they fit okay, but they didn’t fit really well. […]
Vulnerability, The Universe, And Four Quarters
I am going through some stuff right now. Some really, really, REALLY hard stuff. I’m okay, but every part of me is being challenged. And this will be a figurative marathon really. There is no quick fix, no easy button, no get out of jail free card. The last few days have been particularly rough. […]