Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate

May 15, 2012 21:45

"...Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that ( Read more... )

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hekidanjo May 16 2012, 20:31:53 UTC
I think part of the problem with the priority question is that for many people it carries a supposition of judgement. I have a friend at work who's priorities are her three children. It's not that she can't be a marathon racer. She just (rightly) places a higher priority on being an outstanding mother.

See, now it's your turn to pass it all on...and like I mentioned, expect to learn even more from the people you are helping. Injuries are almost inevitable in the beginning. They start to move, it feels so good and they feel fast and they feel strong and the gains are so quick that a new runner is actually rewarded with progress if they push past the injury warning signs, for a while anyway. Then the injury happens. For a lot of people they are eager to get back in there and then the reinjury happens. Then they start listening, REALLY listening to what their body is telling them. Then, much like the revelation that slowing down makes a person faster, then the understanding that doing the minimum amount of training is the most effective

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hekidanjo May 16 2012, 23:47:06 UTC
Then time for the serious knee-fu: Patellar knee strap. It provides instant relief and over time, it's cheaper. Downside: They are hideously uncool.

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hekidanjo May 17 2012, 11:58:57 UTC
If she's rocking a proper strap (not one of those BS braces) and it's not bringing relief, that may not be patellar tendonitis.

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