Saturday, August 28, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
And, Start Again.
Restarting applies to life at present in so many ways. From running to relationships to seeking God....start again.
Running: Turns out, core instability can really mess with a runner. The current reason for why I've had hip pain for the past 2 years (as deduced by my PT (yes, a PT went to a PT)) was my core!!! Now, not to brush my own shoulders off or anything, but I have prided myself on my core activation in the past...shoot! I even demonstrated on RUSI for the class how to activate TA and LM (transverse abdominus and lumbar multifidus) for optimal co-contraction while lying down on a mat table. Turns out, stand me up, move my legs...and I can't sustain it! So, many exercises and much mental focus later, I am learning how to run in a totally different way...one that may allow for distance again.
I've even committed to a 1/2 marathon the end of October with Jaime: I'm wicked super pumped:)!!
Relationships: I am clinging to 2 statements from a dear friend: God rewards obedience and He can fill every void...Sometimes I detest "church" lingo...it sounds pat at a time when visceral emotion is what I desire to express, but I have no words other than what I know at this time (a humbling admission for a word nerd who still gets the Word of the Day). I am experiencing a truth that is both love and pain, weighted down, yet laden with strange peace at the same time.
Seeking God: I started to type "Is there a how to book?"...then I realized that yes, there is a rather large how to book...what about a wise sage to guide me then? How does one fear and love and revere and commune with one Being?
Turns out life is tricky and sticky at times....yet as the clothing line reminds...life is also good.
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Peace
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