2012 in review. What I learned from & while running.
2012 brought with it one of the biggest surprises of my life. Against all my previous beliefs I started running, just running. I always swore I'd never do this thing, this boring activity, this... running... thing. "Know Thyself" This is probably one of the most under-appreciated worthy goals in life and one of the last things I thought I'd get from running. The goal of knowing ourselves should be up there with winning a noble prize. When I first started running, I still was a bit discriminating against it. My perception was still that it was a mind-numbing boring activity, so I'd take my audiobook with me and listen to it as I ran. However, after some problems with my smart phone I saw myself forced to run without it. This left me alone with my thoughts and it would allow my mind to be aware of what was going on in the moment. This is much harder because you are aware of every twitch, every discomfort, your heavy breathing, etc. It is in these moments that...