Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Thursday, March 21, 2024

“Dying is easy. Living is a pain in the butt. It's like an athletic event. You've got to train for it. You've got to eat right. You've got to exercise. Your health account, your bank account, they're the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out. Exercise is king and nutrition is queen: together, you have a kingdom.” — Jack LaLanne 1914 – 2011 CE

 Jack La Lanne had an fitness tv show from 1951 to 1985, the first and longest running nationally syndicated exercise program..  I remember watching him.

One of La Lanne's sayings was “If man made it, don’t eat it”.


(daily ex, morning dog walk 1.8 mi, pm tm slow jog 4.7 mi., I am 23 miles behind where I should be for the year)

Monday, March 18, 2024

Woke

 You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

                                        Inigo Montoya from “The Princess Bride”


(daily ex., morning dog walk 1 mi, pm tm jog 6 mi)

Sunday, March 17, 2024

That's the dance.

 "If you really want to be great at something, you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it. A lot of people say they want to be great, but they're not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. They have other concerns, and they spread themselves out. ... Greatness isn't easy to achieve. It requires a lot of time, a lot of sacrifices. It requires a lot of tough choices. It requires your loved ones to sacrifice, too. So you have to have an understanding circle of family and friends. People don't always understand just how much effort from how many people goes into one person chasing a dream to be great. There's a fine balance between obsessing about your craft and being there for your family. It's akin to walking a tightrope. Your legs are shaky, and you're trying to find your center. Whenever you lean too far in one direction, you correct your course and end up over leaning in the other direction. So you correct by leaning the other way again. That's the dance. You can't achieve greatness by walking a straight line."

— Kobe Bryant


(daily ex., morning dog walk 1.1 mi, pm tm jog 5.1 mi)