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December 31, 2012 an easy 17 mile meditative run,“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”

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December 30, 2012 an easy 26 mile meditative run, “when mind is weak, situation is problem. When mind is balanced, situation is a challenge. But, when mind is Strong, situation becomes Opportunity.”

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December 29, 2012 an easy 40 mile meditative run, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

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December 28, 2012 an easy 18 mile meditative run,“We carry about us the burden of what thousands of people have said and the memories of all our misfortunes. To abandon all that is to be alone, and the mind that is alone is not only innocent but young -- not in time or age, but young, innocent, alive at whatever age -- and only such a mind can see that which is truth and that which is not measurable by words.”

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December 27, 2012 an easy 16 mile meditative run, “I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, and no matter what else happened.”

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December 26, 2012 an easy 18 mile meditative run, “Don’t wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.”

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December 25, 2012 an easy 17 mile meditative run,“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

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December 24, 2012 an easy 17 mile meditative run,” The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.”

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December 22, 2012 an easy 52 mile meditative run,”You must train your intuition-
you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide.”

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December 21, 2012 an easy 18 mile meditative run, “Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”

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December 20, 2012 an easy 21 mile meditative run,“Don’t confuse your path with your destination, just because it is storming now, doesn't mean you are not ahead for sunshine.”

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December 18, 2012 an easy 22 mile meditative run,“Listen to your being. It is continuously giving you hints; it is a still, small voice. It does not shout at you, which are true. And if you are a little silent you will start feeling your way. Be the person you are. Never try to be another, and you will become mature. Maturity is accepting the responsibility of being oneself, whatsoever the cost.”

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December 17, 2012 an easy 13 mile meditative run,“Being a runner means you are now "free" to win and lose and live life to its fullest.”

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December 15, 2012 an easy 44 mile meditative run,“Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.” 

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December 14, 2012 an easy 21 mile meditative run, “Anyone can give up; it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”

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December 13, an easy 19 mile relaxing meditative run,“There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what its saying.”

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December 12, 2012 an easy 20 mile relaxing meditative run, “When one door closes another one opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us”

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December 11, 2012 an easy 20 mile relaxing meditative run,” Failure is an opportunity.
If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master
fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do
and demands nothing of others.”

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December 10, 2012 an easy 18 mile meditative run,“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”

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December 9, 2012 an easy 30 mile relaxing meditative run,” To be strong, you have to love yourself, and in order to love yourself, you need thorough self-knowledge, you need to know everything about yourself, including your most hidden secrets, the ones most difficult to accept.”

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December 8, 2012 an easy 42 mile relaxing meditative run, “To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”

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December 7, 2012 an easy relaxing 18 mile meditative run, “Life is one big road with lots of signs. When riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live.”

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December 6, 2012 an easy relaxing 20 mile meditative run,“The mind can be our best friend and advocate in getting what we want in life, or it can pull the brakes on and be a nasty little foe – the choice is yours – choose your attitude.”

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December 5, 2012 an easy relaxing 20 mile meditative run, “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”

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December 4, 2012 an easy relaxing 20 mile meditative run, “There is an inflow of vital power, which is received by all living organisms during sleep ..... This vital energy is the only power by which the body may be healed, repaired, renewed or maintained" 

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December 3, 2012 an easy 20 mile meditative run,“Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you. The one no one talks of speaks the secret sound to himself, and he is the one who has made it all.” 

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December 1, 2012 an easy 54 mile relaxing meditative run, “The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the skin" of the other.  We "go inside" their body, feelings, and mental formations, and witness for ourselves their suffering.  Shallow observation as an outsider is not enough to see their suffering.  We must become one with the subject of our observation.  When we are in contact with another's suffering, a feeling of compassion is born in us. Compassion means, literally, "to suffer with."