LOG: 3.2 Miles

Ran 3.2 miles around noon to melt away the Thansgiving dinner.

It started out chilly and cold. Ended warm, with rays of sunshine piercing through the clouds.

Everything changes and one becomes so aware of these changes while running. It's an open classroom under the skies, this love of running.

Winds change... lights change... clouds, time, the fragrance in the air... the houses I pass by... they all change.

So much teaching, for free. So many simple things to learn, over and over again...

Pain is bad and alarming when running. If you are in pain, you should never run. But STRESS is normal. We are stressing our lungs, muscles, mind, and spirit. That's how the mind becomes SHARP. The stress of running gathers every drop of concentration and resource we have, to put us over that invisible barrier of self-imposed limits. I remember how surprised I was the day I ran my first 10K. I just couldn't believe it! When it accomplishes such seemingly-impossible tasks the mind gains in CONFIDENCE. It becomes SURE and fond of itself. It starts to meditate on the SUBTLE SECRETS of existence without any effort... like the IMPERMANENCE of things. Change.

I run. Therefore I change. Yes I do. Like the spirit gliding silently over the surface of the infinite water.