“Thinking: The talking of the soul with itself” ― Plato

 “In ancient China, the Taoists taught that a constant inner smile, a smile to oneself, insured health, happiness and longevity. Why? Smiling to yourself is like basking in love: you become your own best friend. Living with an inner smile is to live in harmony with yourself.”

— Mantak Chia

(daily ex., morning walk 3 mi, afternoon stretching and yoga pm slow jog 2 mi)

.... we could just go forward with curiosity, wondering where this experiment will lead. Pema Chodrun

 (daily ex., morning walk 2.6 mi with 0.5 mi jog, afternoon yoga, pm jog walk 2 mi)

“What you do to children matters. And they might never forget.” – Toni Morrison

 I'm thinking of the Palestinian children in Gaza. They won't ever forget.

(daily ex., yoga, 1.1 mi streaksaver jog)

We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing - an actor, a writer - I am a person who does things - I write, I act - and I never know what I am going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun.

 Stephen Fry

(daily ex., morning yoga, pm tm jog 4.5 mi)

"It's just life, so keep dancing through." ~Fiyero

 (daily ex, morning walk 2.6 mi with 1.5 mi of slow jogging, afternoon yoga, pm slow jog 2 mi tm)

“I held my breath as we do sometimes to stop time when something wonderful has touched us...” ― Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2

 (daily ex, morning walk 3 mi, afternoon short yoga/stretching, pm slow jog/walk 3.2 mi)

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt

 (daily ex., morning tm jog 1.2 mi, morning walk 3 mi )

“No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.” ― Simone de Beauvoir , The Second Sex

 (daily ex, morning walk 3 mi, afternoon tm jog 4.5 mi,)

When the debate is lost, insults become the loser’s tool. - Socrates

 (daily ex., morning walk 1.2 mi, afternoon yoga, pm jog/walk 5.1 mi during DNC)

I understand the assignment.

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” – George S. Patton

 (daily ex. update, morning yoga/stretching,  pm slow jog 2 mi while watching DNC)

“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.” ― Epictetus

 (daily ex., morning walk 1.7 mi, afternoon tm jog 4 mi, pm slow walk 2.1 mi watching DNC)

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

(daily ex., morning stretching and yoga, pm jog/walk slow 5.2 mi while watching DNC)

“I have done nothing all summer but wait for myself to be myself again.” ― Georgia O'Keeffe, Georgia O'Keeffe

 (daily ex., morning yoga, tm jog 4.5 miles)

Change does not begin as a landslide, but the falling of the first domino.

 (daily ex., morning stretching/yoga, morning group walk 3 mi, pm jog walk 1.5 mi)

“Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.” — Adlai E. Stevenson

 (daily ex, morning yoga/stretching, afternoon 15 min easy step aerobics, pm tm jog 2.5 mi with 0.5 mi cooldown walk)

“Maybe it’s not about happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story.” Albert Camus

 (daily ex, morning walk 1.5 mi,  late morning yoga, pm slow jog/walk 3.1 mi)

“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” - Toni Morrison

 (daily ex, morning stretching and yoga, pm 1.5 mi slow streaksaver jog)

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.” ― Emily Dickinson

 (daily ex.,  morning yoga/stretching, pm slow jog/walk 4 mi)

“When one must, one can.” — Charlotte Whitton

 Just watched the men's Olympic marathon.  Tola from Ethiopia was incredible.

(daily ex, morning walk 3 mi, afternoon yoga, end of day slow jog 1.1 mi streaksaver)

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We boil at different degrees.....Clint Eastwood

 (daily ex., yoga/stretching, 15 min step aerobics, slow jog streaksaver 1.3 mi)

“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

 (daily ex., morning walk 3.5 mi, afternoon yoga/stretching, pm tm jog 2.5 mi)

“What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or to life. That art is something which is specialized or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn't everyone's life become a work of art? Why should the lamp or the house be an art object, but not our life?” ― Michel Foucault

 (daily ex, morning yoga,stretching; pm slow jog/walk 5.2 miles)

“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” ― George Carlin

 (daily ex, morning walk 3.3 mi, afternoon tm jog 3.4 mi, pm a little stretching)

Strange to think that an embryo can lose its rights if it develops into a female.

 (daily ex., morning walk 1.6 mi, afternoon yoga, pm tm jog 4.2 mi)

Indra Nooyi on leaving your crown in the garage:

 “I drove home. It was about 10 p.m., and the wintery roads were peaceful and dark. In those fifteen minutes behind the wheel, I let myself enjoy my accomplishment. I had worked so hard, learned so much, and earned my place. I entered our house through the kitchen door and dropped my keys and bag on the counter. I was bursting with excitement—so eager to tell everyone. Then my mother appeared. “I have the most incredible news!” I exclaimed. “The news can wait,” she said. “I need you to go out and get milk.” “Why didn’t you ask Raj to go get the milk?” I asked. “It looks like he came home a while ago.” “He looked tired, so I didn’t want to disturb him,” she said. I picked up my keys, went back to the car, drove to the Stop & Shop a mile away, and bought a gallon of whole milk. When I walked into the kitchen again, I was hopping mad. I slammed the plastic bottle on the counter. “I’ve just become president of PepsiCo, and you couldn’t just stop and listen to my news,” I said, loudly. “You just wanted me to go get the milk!” “Listen to me,” my mother replied. “You may be the president or whatever of PepsiCo, but when you come home, you are a wife and a mother and a daughter. Nobody can take your place. “So you leave that crown in the garage.”

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Still, my mother’s comment that night has stuck with me—just vague enough to interpret in myriad ways. First, I think she said something deeply important about how we combine work and family. She was right, of course, that no matter who we are or what we do, nobody can take our place in our families. I was enjoying big success, but the stability of our home meant I would be equally valued and important whether or not I had been named president of PepsiCo, she indicated.

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The “crown in the garage” comment also speaks to the broader relationship between power and humility. This is an incredible lesson for those who rise in their careers and end up in roles that give them real authority in the workplace and in society.”

— Source: My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future

(daily ex, yoga, stretching,  pm jog 2 mi, walk 1 mi)

“If a person does not keep pace with their companions, perhaps it is because they hear a different drummer. Let them step to the music they hear, however measured or far away.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

 (daily ex, morning tm jog 1.2 mi, morning Fleet Feet Walk 3 mi, afternoon yoga, stretching,  eyes burning all afternoon from this morning's smoky walk)

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards

 “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” – Steve Jobs

(daily ex., morning stretching and yoga, pm slow jog/walk to get a few steps in)

Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion.

 The quote "Conventionality is not morality" is from the preface of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, published in 1848.

There were very intelligent women even back in 1848. 

(daily ex, not much, walk 1.6 mi to check out wildfire but very smoky out,  afternoon yoga and stretching, 15 min of  easy step aerobics, 1 mi tm jog to keep streak alive)