A Runner's Thoughts: “Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” (St. John XXIII)
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A Runner’s Thoughts: “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” (Wilma Rudolph)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
(C.S. Lewis) A Runner’s Thoughts: “We’re wired as humans to dream of what might be and then figure out how to make that dream a reality.” (Meb Keflezighi) So as you live life today, dream and figure it out how to give it life…
A Runner's Thoughts: “We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.” (Jim Rohn) So remember in the living of life we will often suffer one of these two experiences but if work at quieting the mind, and pause to pray, we will always find God’s presence!
A Runner's Thoughts: “If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents.” (Pope Francis)
A Runner's Thoughts: “Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow, and to love Him as they love a cow - for the milk and cheese and profit it brings them. This is how it is with people who love God for the sake of outward wealth or inward comfort. They do not rightly love God, when they love Him for their own advantage.” (Mister Eckhart)
A Runner's Thoughts: I have two thoughts for you today – As you travel through life today take with you whatever image of God that is most important to you and allow that image to accompany you in your living of life today. – And also, as you live life today look for goodness in everyone you encounter. Look for goodness in yourself!
A Runner's Thoughts: “Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.” (John Wooden)
A Runner's Thoughts: “Training is principally an act of faith.” (Franz Stampfl) Judge the quality of your life by the steadfastness of your movement towards the presence of God. have faith today!
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Fr. Paul R. Fagan, C.P. "Preacher on the Run!"A thought from time to time about Running and Life! Archives
May 2023
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