This has been a slow week. I am sure that all my extra holiday pounds will come from the gallons of eggnog I can't seem to stop drinking. Of all the sources of mad amounts of fat and calories why did I get addicted to this stuff?! From Virgin to "mildly spiked" eggnog to eggnog Latte from Star Bucks I have been guzzling it down in vats!
I don't know if I am making up for being in Sri Lanka last Christmas and going without this seasonal treat but I can't seem to get enough. At any rate I feel I'll have to run twice as much in order to deal with this heavenly transgression. Saturday and Sunday promise to be active along with the week of Christmas, that is active with running I hope and not with eggnog guzzling!
Merry Christmas to all!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Personal Best
Have you ever had a situation where you thought you were doing something better than you have ever done only to find out you didn't? Monday, Lance Armstrong told me that I had accomplished a personal best for the mile! Well, it was his voice anyway, which is a feature for my Nike+Ipod contraption.
So today I was, at least I thought I was, flying during my run. I was so sure I had not only posted my best time for my mile but for my five mile run to date. So, after I finished the run I listened to the summary and waited for Lance to congratulate me on my blazing time....Silence. Oh well. The good thing is that I was only 22 seconds slower from my best time for five miles coming in at 45:10 and my overall pace was much better than Monday's pace and I'm sure I was probably an eyelash away from my best time for a mile yet, but I have to sync my IPod to find out that particular detail.
So when I didn't hear Lance I just kind of laughed out loud to myself. The best thing about this run today was that I had no pain whatsoever from the tendinitis in my left knee. Usually by mile four I am in a great deal of pain and it lasts at least for two days. Today I made sure to stay on my toes when I ran and stretched and iced right after the run and I was relieved there was no pain. The thing about that knee pain is it makes it very hard to sit and meditate! But at least for now I won't have that problem. Funny, that is probably the only problem I have in my life. Huh, that's pretty crazy.
Oh, by the way I'll have some details soon on how you can donate to CRSF.
So today I was, at least I thought I was, flying during my run. I was so sure I had not only posted my best time for my mile but for my five mile run to date. So, after I finished the run I listened to the summary and waited for Lance to congratulate me on my blazing time....Silence. Oh well. The good thing is that I was only 22 seconds slower from my best time for five miles coming in at 45:10 and my overall pace was much better than Monday's pace and I'm sure I was probably an eyelash away from my best time for a mile yet, but I have to sync my IPod to find out that particular detail.
So when I didn't hear Lance I just kind of laughed out loud to myself. The best thing about this run today was that I had no pain whatsoever from the tendinitis in my left knee. Usually by mile four I am in a great deal of pain and it lasts at least for two days. Today I made sure to stay on my toes when I ran and stretched and iced right after the run and I was relieved there was no pain. The thing about that knee pain is it makes it very hard to sit and meditate! But at least for now I won't have that problem. Funny, that is probably the only problem I have in my life. Huh, that's pretty crazy.
Oh, by the way I'll have some details soon on how you can donate to CRSF.
Monday, December 10, 2007
My true motivation
For me competition has always been difficult. I have always been fiercely competitive but something in the back of my head never really let me fall in love with the idea of winning or losing. Society has conditioned me to want to win and to celebrate whenever I have, and I certainly know how to rub a victory in. However, I have never been a sore loser. In many cases I have found myself just as happy for the other guy winning as I would have been If I had won the competition.
My motivation for winning or striving to be the best died off a while ago. Winning is the thing that drives a lot of people and that is fine since that's what works for them. But what motivates me is developing perseverance and not giving up even though I feel like quitting. If that means I come in first so be it, but even if I come in last I am more satisfied with the accomplishment than where I am in the standings.
Some might say that I strive for mediocrity. From my point of view I could care less who wins. I don't really get my validation from others and so being proclaimed the winner really has little meaning to me. When I look in the mirror or inside my own mind I have to answer more important questions than weather or not I won or lost. Did I give it my all? If not, why? What are things I can do that will help develop a will to keep going? Did I cheat myself or fool myself in my training or studying? How can I be more honest with myself? What do I expect from this? Am I trying to prove something or develop my character? The answers to these questions is what is important.
Running for a cause has certainly given me focus. A positive side effect has been that as I run I gently assassinate the part of my character that tempts me to throw in the towel and give up without seeing how far I can go and how much I can give. I am slowly killing off that part of me that for years has told me small white lies I was all too eager to believe. "You'll get to it tomorrow" "You can't take another step" "You can stop later just try it this one time" "They'll never know". This has been what I have benefited most from thus far and I expect there are greater lessons ahead.
My motivation for winning or striving to be the best died off a while ago. Winning is the thing that drives a lot of people and that is fine since that's what works for them. But what motivates me is developing perseverance and not giving up even though I feel like quitting. If that means I come in first so be it, but even if I come in last I am more satisfied with the accomplishment than where I am in the standings.
Some might say that I strive for mediocrity. From my point of view I could care less who wins. I don't really get my validation from others and so being proclaimed the winner really has little meaning to me. When I look in the mirror or inside my own mind I have to answer more important questions than weather or not I won or lost. Did I give it my all? If not, why? What are things I can do that will help develop a will to keep going? Did I cheat myself or fool myself in my training or studying? How can I be more honest with myself? What do I expect from this? Am I trying to prove something or develop my character? The answers to these questions is what is important.
Running for a cause has certainly given me focus. A positive side effect has been that as I run I gently assassinate the part of my character that tempts me to throw in the towel and give up without seeing how far I can go and how much I can give. I am slowly killing off that part of me that for years has told me small white lies I was all too eager to believe. "You'll get to it tomorrow" "You can't take another step" "You can stop later just try it this one time" "They'll never know". This has been what I have benefited most from thus far and I expect there are greater lessons ahead.
Monday, December 3, 2007
About CRSF
The Vision and Mission of CRSF is “Let us look after helpless people”. CRSF was founded in 1987 to provide shelter safety and care to children who have been displaced as a result violence from war in the North and Eastern areas of Sri Lanka.
In addition to being a refugee camp and offering adoptive services for displaced children CRSF also provides housing and medical care for senior citizens and serves as a Buddhist monetary to train novice monks. CRSF was registered as a refugee voluntary organization with the department of social service of Sri Lanka on 27th December 1989 (Reg. no. 11/4/8/2160/89).
Group photo of CRSF Children and Rev. DhamanandaServiced performed
1. Currently the CRSF Sri Pemananda children’s home houses 25 children.
2. CRSF Sri Vijaya dharmmarma is a novice Buddhist monk training center and currently houses and trains 20 monks.
3. Senior's home, Kakirawa presently houses 15 elderly mothers.
4. CRSF Vocational training center offers computer training for both children living at CRSF and local children as well.
5. Drinking water bottling project.
6. Agency post office.
7. CRSF Rural resources saving project.
Medical check up for senior residents.
Novice Monks
Rev. Kirama Dhammananda, Administrator of CRSF
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