Run Every Day

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“A mediocre run is still a great use of time” - Beau Miles

I run every day. Rain or shine. I used to take a rest day on Sundays but I decided I’d rather keep running.

For a while I was keeping track of how many days in a row I ran. A runner friend introduced me to the term “streak runner” which is hilarious. Side note: there is also a term called “naked running” which Beau discusses in the link above. Neither of these terms actually mean running without clothes… I do wear clothes.

I run every dang day. Hence the “streak.” Like a  “winning streak.” And, I run “naked” as in “without my workout tracking watch I feel naked”. I’m old school. I like to keep it simple. I’m a man who likes to run.

Most days I run the same loop and I love it. Anywhere is fine though. Track, road, trail. I have moved the time of day around. For years, I was a first-thing-in-the-morning runner. Currently, I’m running after work and before dinner and it’s great.

If I had to come up with some pithy wisdom to end this entry… Running is nice.

Ralph

song rec: Lady and Man by Khruangbin

Whatever the Weather

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There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

Therefore, with appropriate clothing, one need not worry about weather. Consequently, one need not check a weather app or a website.

Open the door. Poke your head outside. Assess the conditions. Get dressed. And pack an extra layer.

Use this as an opportunity to hone your own instincts, prepare and take a risk.

Weather apps do two things:

One, they tell you what’s going on outside… I would recommend checking for yourself anyway.

And two, they try to predict the future… Don’t do that.


The only time is now. It’s just a fact. You can’t live… you can’t BE… at any other time and the weather app is subtly insinuating that you can and that is insidious and bewildering.

Don’t try to live in any other time.

Assess.

Prepare.

Do.


No risk, no nothing.

Ralph

song rec: The Distance by CAKE


Two Feet

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Let them stand on their own two feet.

It’s okay to be wrong. To make mistakes. To experience repercussions and punishments. They are an opportunity to learn right from wrong.

Don’t let your instinct to protect defang appropriate punishment and opportunities to learn.

Let’s reconsider what we are trying to protect the inexperienced from.

Protect from death? Yes, of course.

Protect from discomfort? Maybe not…

Protect from a learning experience even if it’s a little painful? Definitely not!

Let them stand on their own two feet


Song rec: Chamber of Reflection by Mac Demarco

Happy Friday,

Ralph

Ikigai

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Ikigai is a Japanese concept that translates into “reason for being”.  It is the intersection of: what you love, what you are good at, what you can be paid for, and what the world needs.

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