Bulgarian Pipedream
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This concept that writers, religions, and philosophers have riddled themselves with for thousands of years, and she somehow has it figured out: less is more.
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A Retrospective Look at My Travels
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Sure you are sitting amongst a feast which is a great feeling, but looking at the greatest meal in existence will never satisfy your appetite as much as eating a single raisin.
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Walking in the Footsteps of Giants: Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Theodore Moore Sr.
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There is something magical about being in a touristic spot, shoulder to shoulder with strangers with selfie sticks. Neither of you know quite where you are going, both of you are experiencing something new for the first time. But it even goes deeper than that.
Read MoreThrowing Stones in a Glass House: Physically and Metaphorically
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The next morning I woke up and went down for breakfast before work, and I see them sitting in the open air of the kitchen table bundled up in their jackets with only the faintest hints of sunlight. I sit down with knots in my stomach. He looks at me and says, “Joshua, are you excited to be here?”
Read MoreHow to Have a Routine When Your Life is Anything But Routine
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This week I want to take a shift back to a running focus, but it can definitely be applied to other areas of your life. Also, I am going to have my first, of many more to come, runner highlights. This will be when I take a moment to highlight one of my running friend’s accomplishments and pick their brain for advice on an issue I think they are knowledgeable about.
Read More27 Miles for My 27th Birthday
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If you have read some of my firsts posts since I have been traveling you will understand the importance that the themes in the book The Alchemist have meant to me during my trip. One of the main themes is “omens”
Read MoreA Letter To My Students
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So I took one day and for 9 hours straight I visit museum after museum after museum. I saw some of the most amazing works of art that have ever been done. Do I remember even half of these museums? No!
Read MoreWorking in Fortia
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So there is this room, I don’t know what to call it or exactly what it is going to be, but it was described to me as a mix between a library, dinning room, and conference space. Basically the best room of the house.
Read MoreWhat You See is What You Get
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After we all gave each other a kind of side eye look we turned back to Loris, and asked, “Why do you say that.” His response was so elegant, so impactful, so wise that I felt like I was sitting at the feet of Socrates.
Read MoreThe Town of a Thousand Bells
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Then there is Fortia, the beautiful village located East the main city of Figueres, West of the beach, and smack dab in the middle of endless corn fields. In Fortia the bells chime every 15 minutes; at :15 once, :30 twice, :45 three times, :60 the hour at all hours of the day and night.
Read MoreHow Ice Cubes Changed My Running: The 1 Percents
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I thought to myself how simple of a fix that would be, so I resolved to stop drinking cold water. And that is how I discovered the power of 1%s.
Read MoreNegative Splits: How to run them, How to live them
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Lastly, don't forget that very few people will take note of how you start, but people will always remember how you finish.
Read MoreGoal Setting: The Risk Versus Reward
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"What if we lose, we'll look like a bunch of idiots." I told him if you plan on failure, you allow it to be an option.”
Read MoreHow to Get Better at Running: What You Don't Want to Hear
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Here is the information you won't find with a simple google search of "How to get better at running" because people do not want to hear this.
Read MoreHow to Warm Up
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A warm up is necessary for two main reasons: 1. To help your body better succeed in the intensity ahead. 2. To prevent yourself from getting injured.
Read MoreThe Cost of Following Your Dreams
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Often times dreams require a sacrifice. Dreams require some sort of payment before you are allowed to embark on them.
Read MoreRunning Your First Marathon
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I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that a marathon is an incredible experience to undergo. You not only challenge yourself as a runner, but you challenge your outlook on life. The bad news is that it is a brutal, agonizing, painful endeavor.
Read MoreThe Importance of the Recovery/Easy Run
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"When you are suppose to go slow, go slow; when you are suppose to go fast, go fast."
Read MoreWhy Running?
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Well first of all, Why not?
More importantly though, I have three great reasons why everyone should run:
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