there’s an awful lot written and said, on the internet, in books, via audio programs, about personal development, self-improvement. living a happy life. there’s a million and one opinions, some new age, some scientific, some… there are no magical silver bullets

oh what a difference a few days can make… first things first – my doctor suspects my ab/groin discomfort is due to a possible hernia. that has yet to be verified, and an ultrasound scan… flaws

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks; long run meltdowns and terrible tempo runs, mixed in with highly rewarding relaxed pace runs of varying lengths. All creating opportunities to reflect and, ultimately, leading me here.… learn? but i want to have patience right now!

today’s daily journal post, and song of the day (from which these posts get their title), was entitled “brave”. and it made me wonder how many of us wish we were braver? brave enough to… be bold, be brave, be strong, live life

As you will have spotted by now, I often use running as an analogy for other aspects of life – and talk about the lessons that running can teach us… Well today’s lesson has something… brave

well it’s all been fun and games at NMMFG HQ! the technical issues with recording last week’s video led to me re-installing Windows 8 on the laptop. which led to lots of downloads occuring in… human

“why this? why now? why me?” we’ve all been, said those words, wondered at the way life just seems to insist on testing, breaking and generally giving us a “hard time” yet it seems other… just relax into the run