One Person's View of Life

Running in the heat…

Kenny — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:10:32 +0000

Lately, the heat has been getting to me. Over the last several years, I have loved the warmer weather for running. I long to go run and look down at myself during a run, to find sweat covered legs. It tells me I am doing something and it makes me feel as if all the bad karma and stress is leaving my body. For me, it is just easier to go for a run in the warmer weather than in the cooler weather. It doesn’t take long to warm up, you can sweat profusely, and feel great after the run.

However, the heat during the last couple of runs have made me slow down my pace. Just this morning, my pace was good, but felt I didn’t have the power to push the pace any higher. I have felt drained. So, I changed my liquids to include a little more sodium and sugar. My hope is, this will help with dehydration during the run and help me feel a little better…

…softball.

Kenny — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:34:51 +0000

I helped coach a U6 Softball team this season. I had the pleasure of helping a great coach and will miss not helping him out with U6 next year when my daughter and I move up to U8.

The head coach took a team mostly new to softball and won the league. Now we have the privilege of going to all-stars with the head coach. I also have the privilege of helping coach the team. What a great learning experience!

I have no worries about what position my daughter will play. Any position on an all-star team is a learning experience and a privilege.

Life after Graduation

Kenny — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:52:41 +0000

Ah, Graduation. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I do not believe I will miss going to class after a full day of work or arriving home late at night after classes had ended for the day.

I have already begun to adjust to the free time with family, some training on the bike, etc. I have also begin to reconnect with old friends, as well as putting (back) together my support circle. Although, I am in no hurry to get this done.

My goal, slowly release the hassle of going to school while replacing it with family, exercise, church, and generally just taking care of things. After years of “peddle to the floor”, I need some coasting time (but not too much).

Humbled.

Kenny — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:32:02 +0000

Life can have a strange way of being difficult, yet humbling at the same time. Things have happened recently that made daily living difficult, at least for a few days. Although, difficult as it may be during these few days, humbling it has been.

I have learned a little from these things that have proven difficult. “Tricks of the Trade”, some would call it. Enhancement in preparation is one “thing”. Although true, you can’t prepare for everything, but you can prepare enough so that luck may swing your way. Luck, itself, is where opportunity meets preparation.

I may have found my Motivation!

Kenny — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:33:39 +0000

For the last two years, the motivation to exercise has been lost. It has been replaced by doing whatever I pleased as long as it brought comfort. That could be anything from eating, drinking, lying around watching TV, etc. What has it got me, twenty pounds heavy. That’s ten pounds a year. Something has to change, and now!

Well, it appears, this week, I have finally been able to glimpse at what use to motivate me to stay fit. That glimpse has spurred excitement with a little extra motivation given to running. It’s not only portion size I need to reduce, and I have; it’s the need to increase running distance during the week. Instead of running no more than 3.5 miles, I need to increase it to at least 5 miles. That is a lot of extra calories burned that will hopefully burn off the weight faster.

It has worked in the past, why not do it now.

Gone Running!

Kenny — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:21:33 +0000

Running has to be one of the best things you can do for yourself. It not only helps manage weight, but increases mental awareness, lowers stress, increases good cholesterol, along with helping gain better sleep habits. Running can create a “Runner’s High” state, leaving you feeling good and care free. Running can also provide meditation to those that choose longer runs. Runners, who choose longer runs, will experience a zoned-out state of consciousness. It becomes a pleasant time to evaluate things or ponder life’s tougher questions.

The rhythm of running is a great way to get into that relaxed state. I believe I’ll go running today, even though, I hadn’t planned on it. I could use the ’therapy’ of a run.

“Be on your guard against all kinds of greed”

Kenny — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:50:05 +0000

People often relate success to material objects of luxury. I have often thought that as well. How else to show off success than buying luxury.

There is a real problem with that idea. Success is “in the eye of the beholder”. Daily, I lean further away from that idea of how success depicts luxury. My newer idea of success is comfort and happiness. If I am comfortable and happy, what else is money going to do for me, except give me worries. If I have too much money, I will worry; If I do not have enough money, I will worry. There is a comfortable median that I now pursue, because I now believe, it is the healthiest choice.

Where is your comfortable median?

Luke 12:15 says, “Watch out! Be on your guard against greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Career vs Money

Kenny — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:45:31 +0000

Tonight, we had the pleasure of hearing a presentation from a local, successful, Web company president. He presented his view on how much money does it take for one to feel successful. His view was, when do you worry about money? If you don’t have enough, you worry about money. If you have an abundance, you worry about it. He believed in a happy median where you don’t worry about money because you are happy and comfortable.

Very interesting…

Some Respect

Kenny — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:23:20 +0000

I believe I have stumbled across one of my reasons that I continued to push through the sludge that kept slowing me down. The more issues I ran into, that slowed my progress towards a degree, the more determination I had to muster up. One large issue I hope to resolve when I receive my degree, is respect from those that didn’t believe that I could finish it.

Quote

Kenny — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:49:57 +0000

Here is a quote I came across that made me think about wealth.

“You have to be committed, and you have to find something that you are passionate about. And forget about money. I’ve learned that money is the least significant aspect of wealth.”

~ Chris Gardner