A Runner's Thoughts: At first an ordeal and then an accomplishment, the daily run becomes a staple, like bread, or wine... or air. (Benjamin Cheever, author and Runner's World contributor) We might also say that the daily run, walk or movement through life another way also becomes our prayer, our conversation with God each day!
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A Runner's Thoughts: "Run to glory, or at least to the end of the block!" or "Would we be doing any of this if Pheidippides had been in just a little better shape?" (Bob Schwartz)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Of course, we all go through our own experiences. If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will change, depending on where we are and what we are doing. In that sense, the present moment is always some kind of beginning.” (Sakyong Mipham, Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind)
A Runner's Thoughts: When we run, walk or move through life another way with God we can expect surprises, missteps and great leaps toward our understanding and in our relationship with God, but we will never be alone!
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Today, I run for pure, absolute joy.” (Lopez Lomong) Today, run, walk or move through life another way for pure absolute joy…
A Runner’s Thoughts: Static people don’t fall! You fall because you were either climbing or running or walking or moving through life another way. This is a sign that you are on track. Don’t stop where you fall; rise up and do it again! So too in the spiritual life…
A Runner’s Thoughts: “For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight.” (George Sheehan) The same is true if we walk or move through life another way…
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Life is for participating, not for spectating.” (Kathrine Switzer) The same is true about faith, thus if we say we believe, we have faith then we need to be participating not spectating. So, get out there and be a person of faith today – and maybe run, walk or move through life another way a little too!
A Runner’s Thoughts: “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” (Abraham Lincoln)
A Runner’s Thoughts: “Setting goals requires gazing way out at the horizon of your life. But once you set your course, most of the time your awareness should be on the trail under your feet.” (Lauren Fleshman) So to in the spiritual life…
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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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