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December 31, 2014 life lesson 17 mile meditative run,”If you live long enough, you will make mistakes. However, if you learn from them, you will be a better person. It is how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”

William J. Clinton

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December 30, 2014 practicing life balance 18-mile meditative run,“There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving your-self.”

Eckhart Tolle

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December 29, 2014 Mindful eating 18-mile meditative run,“Mindful eating is not a diet. There are no menus or recipes. It is being more aware of your eating habits, the sensations you experience when you eat, and the thoughts and emotions that you have about food. It is more about how you eat than what you eat.”

Susan Albers

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December 29, 2014 Mindful eating 18-mile meditative run,“Mindful eating is not a diet. There are no menus or recipes. It is being more aware of your eating habits, the sensations you experience when you eat, and the thoughts and emotions that you have about food. It is more about how you eat than what you eat.”

Susan Albers

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December 28, 2014 respecting others 27 mile meditative runs,“Respect begins with this attitude: "I acknowledge that you are a creature of extreme worth. God has endowed you with certain abilities and emotions. Therefore, I respect you as a person. I will not desecrate your worth by making critical remarks about your intellect, your judgment, or your logic. I will seek to understand you and grant you the freedom to think differently from the way I think and to experience emotions that I may not experience." Respect means that you give the other person the freedom to be an individual.”
Gary Chapman

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December 27, 2014 hope 27 mile meditative run,”Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

Epicurus

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December 26, 2014 self-confident 17 mile meditative run,“When you adopt the viewpoint that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgment you make is self-judgment, that any criticism you level is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of the world.”
Harry Palmer

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December 25, 2014 positive affirmation 18 miles meditative run,“This Christmas may you courageously venture - toward each new and unfolding horizon.”
Eleesha

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December 24, 2014 mental discipline 17-mile meditative run,"Self-discipline is a form of freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from the expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear—and doubt. Self-discipline allows a pitcher to feel his individuality, his inner strength, his talent. He is master of, rather than a slave to, his thoughts and emotions."

H.A. Dorfman

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December 23, 2014 act of kindness 17-mile meditative run,“To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good of others, to love with such generosity of heart that your love is still a dear possession in absence or unkindness - these are the gifts which money cannot buy.”

Robert Louis Stevenson

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December 22, 2014 the power within 17-mile meditative run,“All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. Stand up and express the divinity within you.”

 Swami Vivekananda

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December 21, 2014 positive 27 mile meditative run,”Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.”

Henri Nouwen

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December 20, 2014 one with higher self-28 mile meditative run,”You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You do not have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success - none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here.”

Ram Dass

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December 19, 2014 being yourself 18 mile meditative run,“If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting lovingly; if you believe every which way, then act every which way, that's perfectly valid - but don't go out trying to sell your beliefs to the system. You end up contradicting what you profess to believe in, and you set a bum example. If you want to change the world, change yourself.”
Tom Robbins

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Thinking on the run: Just: December 18, 2014 determination 20-mile meditative run,“Love springs from the inside. It is the immortal surge of passion, excitement, ener...

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December 18, 2014 determination 20-mile meditative run,“Love springs from the inside. It is the immortal surge of passion, excitement, energy, power, strength, prosperity, recognition, respect, desire, determination, enthusiasm, confidence, courage, and vitality, that nourishes, extends and protects. It possesses an external objective - life.” 

 Ogwo David Emenike

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December 17, 2014 being the moment 17-mile meditative runs,“Frequently avoidance of the present leads to idealization of the future... When an event does not live up to your expectations, you can get out of the depression by idealizing again. Do not let this vicious circle become your life-style. Interrupt it now with some strategic present-moment fulfillment.”
Wayne W. Dyer

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December 16, 2014 power of the mind 17 mile meditative run,”Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.”

Sidney Madwed

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Thinking on the run: Just: December 15, 2014 letting go of fear 17-mile meditative run, “ Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if...

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December 15, 2014 letting go of fear 17-mile meditative run,“Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.”

Orison Swett Marden

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December 14, 2014 self-love 27-mile meditative run,“Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.”
Iyanla Vanzant

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December 13, 2014 the powers within us all 28 mile meditative run,”The first peace that is the most important is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers. And when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us.”

Black Elk, Oglala Sioux

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December 12, 2014 silent 17-mile meditative run,“Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Alternatively, the quiet and calm just as a storm ends. Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you're alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.”
 Norton Juster

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December 11, 2014 essence of life 17 mile meditative run,“Pause for a moment and open all your senses. Listen to the birds’ sing, the wind rustling the leaves and breathe in the silence. You are surrounded by the essence of life.”

Anna Donovan

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December 10, 2014 letting go 17 mile meditative run,”Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.”

Henri Nouwen

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December 9, self-trust 17 mile meditative run,”Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it.”

James Truslow Adams

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December 8, 2014 inner silence 17 mile meditative run,”Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence.”
Deepak Chopra

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December 7, 2014 life is understanding 34-mile meditative run,“Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God.”

Sai Baba

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December 6, 2014 self-love 27 mile meditative run,“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
Paulo Coelho

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December 5, 2014 self-honesty 18-mile meditative run,“Get to know yourself better and examine what you really want from life. Be true to yourself; be clear and honest with yourself about what you truly want.”
Auliq Ice

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December 4, 2014 understanding the power of being patience 18 mile meditative run,”Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.”

Joseph Addison

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December 3, 2014 letting go of anger 17-mile meditative run,“Let today be the day you stop being haunted by the ghost of yesterday. Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us.”
Steve Maraboli

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December 2, 2014 just breathe 18-mile meditative run,“We live in an ocean of air like fish in a body of water. By our breathing, we attuned to our atmosphere. If we inhibit our breathing, we isolate ourselves from the medium in which we exist. In all Oriental and mystic philosophies, the breath holds the secret to the highest bliss.”

Alexander Lowen

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December 1, 2014 serving others 17 mile meditative run,“Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money, but reach out your hand instead.”
Mother Teresa