Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
— Jim Ryun via Malchkeoun
I hate every minute of training. But I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.
— Mohammad Ali via Ruby
One thing that does seem to be clear is that health and happiness are connected, more so than we’re often aware.
~ Young Kelo a bit of a philosopher and a training coach
Fitness isn’t about building a better body. It’s about building a better poetic life either in the gym or salty water …
Three quarters of the earth's surface is covered by water … And an average adult human being is 60% of water According to Mitchell and others (1945), the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%
A curious and inspired godson trying to make sense of the world
We all know what we should be doing in order to live our healthiest lives. We know working out and being physically fit is good for us. It makes us stronger, relieves stress, and heals our body.
Eating well fuels our bodies. Taking care of our mental health means we sleep better and feel happier. But that doesn’t mean we always like doing the right things. We might not always look forward to going to the gym or for a swim, or want to eat a salad instead of pizza. Even the healthiest people have days where they just don’t feel like it …
University of waxing lyrical waves
An ocean limitless…
When my own tides are at low ebb,
I stand beside the sea.
Bright waves of truth I used to know
come washing over me.
The sand dampens beneath my feet,
connecting me to ground.
A sacred message to my soul
rises in every sound.
Its rhythm whispers ancient tales,
soft secrets of the deep,
reflections of the promises
my spirit longs to keep.
And I embrace the mystery:
the pulses of the earth,
the highs, the lows, the ebbs and flows,
the watery rebirth.
Peace lands so gently on my shoulder,
lifts me on its wings.
My freed heart opens to the sea
and every gift it brings.
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how the sea draws me in
much like her eyes
even though I know I could drown
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The Cup of Ocean
What does the cup of ocean hold?
Glory of purple and glint of gold;
Tenderest greens and heavenly blue,
Shot with the sunlight through and through;
Wayward ripples that idly roam.
Tumbling breakers with gallant foam;
Sands and pebbles that chase and slide;
Mystic currents that softly glide;
Mighty spell of the ages old,
This does the cup of ocean hold.
The Sea
I need the sea because it teaches me.
I don’t know if I learn music or awareness,
if it’s a single wave or its vast existence,
or only its harsh voice or its shining
suggestion of fishes and ships.
The fact is that until I fall asleep,
in some magnetic way I move in
the university of the waves.
It’s not simply the shells crunched
as if some shivering planet
were giving signs of its gradual death;
no, I reconstruct the day out of a fragment,
the stalactite from the sliver of salt,
and the great god out of a spoonful.
What it taught me before, I keep. It’s air
ceaseless wind, water and sand.
It seems a small thing for a young person,
to have come here to live with his own fire;
nevertheless, the pulse that rose
and fell in its abyss,
the crackling of the blue cold,
the gradual wearing away of the star,
the soft unfolding of the wave
squandering snow with its foam,
the quiet power out there, sure
as a stone shrine in the depths,
replaced my world in which were growing
stubborn sorrow, gathering oblivion,
and my life changed suddenly:
as I became part of its pure movement.
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)
- “Motivate the mind and set your body free.”
- — Shaun Thompson
- Dream the impossible dreams
- “You will always be challenged in this life. How you go about the conversations in your head is the only thing that will save you. The conversation is always more difficult than the challenge itself.”
- — Melissa Alcantara aka FitGurlMel
- Search for a smile … the world smiles in flowers
- “Constant deprivation is no way to live. Don’t always skip the delicious stuff for raw carrots and brown rice.”
- — Gunnar Peterson
- “Anything in life is possible if you make it happen.”
- — Jack Lalanne
- Never give up
- “Don’t say ‘I can’t,’ say ‘I presently struggle with.’”
- — Tony Horton
- Be Yourself even in front of Jozef
- “There is no quick, easy way to the body you want. Commit yourself now to your workout and get started.”
- — Tracy Anderson
- Back to dreaming those impossible dreams
- “Failure isn’t diving on your face or hitting rock bottom. That is being human. You only fail when you decide not to try again.”
- — Kayla Itsines
- “A well-built physique is a status symbol. It reflects you worked hard for it, no money can buy it. You cannot inherit it. You cannot steal it. You cannot borrow it.”
- — Pauline Nordine
- “Know that what seems really hard today, with good practice and consistency, will be a piece of cake later.”
- — Massy Arias
- “A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.”
- — Jillian Michaels
- “The attitude is very important. Because, your behavior radiates how you feel.”
- — Lou Ferrigno
- “Count your life by smiles, not tears. Count your age by friends, not years. Happy birthday!”
- ~ Jozef Imrich putting extra effort in the year of Engagements π
