Terrell--I've commented on your newsletter before--in fact a couple of times. Yours is actually the only newsletter I find myself compelled to comment on. I've said it before, and I'll say it again here--you are not only a wonderful writer, but a fabulous storyteller (the two don't always go hand-in-hand.) There is a book in you, I'm sure of it. Thanks for taking the time to craft these inspirational and meaningful essays. DMW
Thanks Terrell. Your “habit” of writing & communicating your learning in such poignant ways is our constant reminder that there is a caring, authentic, striving and thriving leader in our midst that we can resonate with in a myriad of meaningful ways. Thanks for bringing to cyberspace so much inspirational content from so many wonderful sources. You provide a source of fresh oxygen I need to energize my journey and lets me feel “connected” to a tribe of runners/walkers striving to get closer to their individual truths. No matter what else you accomplish on this plane of existence, I celebrate your disciplined efforts at communicating your truth!
I have been committed to running on Saturday mornings (my only time for a long run) for years. When I married my husband 15 years ago, he didn’t understand & gave me a bit of grief about it, but over time accepted it.
I have found many people over the years trying to pull my time away on Saturday mornings. People have given me grief, complained, etc. that I am not available Saturday mornings. I don’t care. I have stubbornly refused to give in, because I know once I do, it opens a door. That’s been my line I will not cross.
I gently tell people this is for my physical AND mental health. I’m trying to be the first generation (on my dad’s side) that is not diabetic. I’m trying to stay as healthy mentally as possible, with a very stressful job. I set this time aside for ME. It’s mine. They can have me Sunday - Friday. Saturdays are mine.
Back on schedule. . . went out for my first run/walk yesterday. . . exactly 2 weeks after clobbering my head or?? In any event, it was a beautiful day. 3rd day in the 80s, a record for the Seattle area. we just don't normally get 80 degree temps after the Fall Equinox, much less 3 in a row.
I told my daughter I would walk, but there was just something in me that said,"Run!" so I did. Your photo looked amazingly similar to the ones I took along the Sammamish River, though you didn't have the smoke in the air like we did. :)
Speaking of training, my Coach says that the 24 week beginners training for the Chi Marathon will be right for my Marathon on April 30, 2023. . . so I start on November 13. Until then, casual runs and strength training will have to do. Gonna try to keep up with the article you featured last Sunday? in Runner's World on 2 runs/week. Effort, not perfection make a lot of sense to me!
Terrell--I've commented on your newsletter before--in fact a couple of times. Yours is actually the only newsletter I find myself compelled to comment on. I've said it before, and I'll say it again here--you are not only a wonderful writer, but a fabulous storyteller (the two don't always go hand-in-hand.) There is a book in you, I'm sure of it. Thanks for taking the time to craft these inspirational and meaningful essays. DMW
Thanks Terrell. Your “habit” of writing & communicating your learning in such poignant ways is our constant reminder that there is a caring, authentic, striving and thriving leader in our midst that we can resonate with in a myriad of meaningful ways. Thanks for bringing to cyberspace so much inspirational content from so many wonderful sources. You provide a source of fresh oxygen I need to energize my journey and lets me feel “connected” to a tribe of runners/walkers striving to get closer to their individual truths. No matter what else you accomplish on this plane of existence, I celebrate your disciplined efforts at communicating your truth!
Thank You Terrell.
I have been committed to running on Saturday mornings (my only time for a long run) for years. When I married my husband 15 years ago, he didn’t understand & gave me a bit of grief about it, but over time accepted it.
I have found many people over the years trying to pull my time away on Saturday mornings. People have given me grief, complained, etc. that I am not available Saturday mornings. I don’t care. I have stubbornly refused to give in, because I know once I do, it opens a door. That’s been my line I will not cross.
I gently tell people this is for my physical AND mental health. I’m trying to be the first generation (on my dad’s side) that is not diabetic. I’m trying to stay as healthy mentally as possible, with a very stressful job. I set this time aside for ME. It’s mine. They can have me Sunday - Friday. Saturdays are mine.
Back on schedule. . . went out for my first run/walk yesterday. . . exactly 2 weeks after clobbering my head or?? In any event, it was a beautiful day. 3rd day in the 80s, a record for the Seattle area. we just don't normally get 80 degree temps after the Fall Equinox, much less 3 in a row.
I told my daughter I would walk, but there was just something in me that said,"Run!" so I did. Your photo looked amazingly similar to the ones I took along the Sammamish River, though you didn't have the smoke in the air like we did. :)
Speaking of training, my Coach says that the 24 week beginners training for the Chi Marathon will be right for my Marathon on April 30, 2023. . . so I start on November 13. Until then, casual runs and strength training will have to do. Gonna try to keep up with the article you featured last Sunday? in Runner's World on 2 runs/week. Effort, not perfection make a lot of sense to me!