Hope does not mean to leave everything to God. We should steer away from company that crush our confidence for faithlessness is the worst possible state of being.
I am reminded of a story from the Gospels that talks about the house built on sand and fell down when the rains and storms set in. This is juxtaposed against a house built on rock that survived the winds and the rains. The house built on sand is a symbol of all those who put their faith in the wrong place and in the wrong people. The house built on rock is a symbol of those who have true hope and place their ultimate trust in God rather than human beings.
While there will always be much disappointment, there is also much to be happy about. The God of Hope never lets us down. To the faithful, He offers hope of resting in Him. Every sunrise, sunset and changing of seasons, the tides of the sea and history - are all lessons in hope. Keep on hoping, through every circumstance, doubt and calamity.
A very gross 45 minutes on the stairs this am - mid 40's yet again where I am!!! 60 seconds of wall sits.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
2 updates!
Monday: 20 minutes of stairs - 120 repeats. 40 minutes of the elliptical tabata sprints (20 seconds hard/10 easy) at level 10. 7 and a half minute sprint on the treadmill at 17km/hr. Followed by 5 arm exercises - 20 minutes
Tuesday: 45 speedy minute sprint on the stairs. 74 seconds of wall sits!
Monday: 20 minutes of stairs - 120 repeats. 40 minutes of the elliptical tabata sprints (20 seconds hard/10 easy) at level 10. 7 and a half minute sprint on the treadmill at 17km/hr. Followed by 5 arm exercises - 20 minutes
Tuesday: 45 speedy minute sprint on the stairs. 74 seconds of wall sits!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
2 solutions to everything in life!
Of course running fixes everything. For that hour (or two or three or four) that we spend on the road, the world is fine. Its just you, the pavement and the scenary as you pass it by.
I have found as of lately though that sometimes when things get you down, or when you are angry or stressed, its not always possible to run or sweat. Sometimes its the wrong time of day (for example, at midnight in India) and sometimes circumstances dont permit (for example, no sleep after being on your feet all day).
Of course, if I had my way, running would always be my first solution of getting rid of fears, tears, anger, frustration, but as a public service, I would like to share 2 things that make life all the better when you cannot get a run in.
Peanut butter (or its other sibling, Nutella): this has to ability of fix all the wrongs in life. You have to do it right however, to make it work properly. Take jar of PB and a spoon, take it to your room (at night preferably), prop up some pillows and crawl into your faithful blanket, open jar and dig spoon into jar, scoop huge gobs into your mouth while you stare out the window. Soon you will feel all warm and fuzzy and life will be ok. Same formula should be used for nutella.
The pros are as follows: its healthy (thats my theory and I'm sticking by it), it tastes like heaven, its cheaper than therapy in this economy.
The cons: its not running, some really annoying people are allergic (haha!), weight gain may occur if you continue to eat and not run (but theres no fun in that).
Apparently sleep makes things better too. Case in point - after one of these peanut butter/nutella/bourbon biscuits/anything else, I sleep well and am super chirpy the next day. The pros of sleep is that you sleep through what you dont want to feel...I cant think of anything else that sleep accomplishes actually, it just seems like a waste of time most of the time. So anyway, those are my 2 solutions for everything right now. Plus, I wanted to write about food.
75 minutes 15kms early this Sunday. Its 43 degrees today. Can someone please shoot me now? I plan to do another mile or so at some point, but the heat is too much. We shall see.
I have found as of lately though that sometimes when things get you down, or when you are angry or stressed, its not always possible to run or sweat. Sometimes its the wrong time of day (for example, at midnight in India) and sometimes circumstances dont permit (for example, no sleep after being on your feet all day).
Of course, if I had my way, running would always be my first solution of getting rid of fears, tears, anger, frustration, but as a public service, I would like to share 2 things that make life all the better when you cannot get a run in.
Peanut butter (or its other sibling, Nutella): this has to ability of fix all the wrongs in life. You have to do it right however, to make it work properly. Take jar of PB and a spoon, take it to your room (at night preferably), prop up some pillows and crawl into your faithful blanket, open jar and dig spoon into jar, scoop huge gobs into your mouth while you stare out the window. Soon you will feel all warm and fuzzy and life will be ok. Same formula should be used for nutella.
The pros are as follows: its healthy (thats my theory and I'm sticking by it), it tastes like heaven, its cheaper than therapy in this economy.
The cons: its not running, some really annoying people are allergic (haha!), weight gain may occur if you continue to eat and not run (but theres no fun in that).
Apparently sleep makes things better too. Case in point - after one of these peanut butter/nutella/bourbon biscuits/anything else, I sleep well and am super chirpy the next day. The pros of sleep is that you sleep through what you dont want to feel...I cant think of anything else that sleep accomplishes actually, it just seems like a waste of time most of the time. So anyway, those are my 2 solutions for everything right now. Plus, I wanted to write about food.
75 minutes 15kms early this Sunday. Its 43 degrees today. Can someone please shoot me now? I plan to do another mile or so at some point, but the heat is too much. We shall see.
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