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Here’s more abs stuff from workout w/ chRis yest. Awesome!

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At the time, I was living in the Bay Area, and my mother had come to visit for a few days. On the last day of her stay, I was preparing to go out for a run. Working in a very negative environment, I found morning runs very beneficial. As I was going out the door, my mother said, “I don’t think running is so hot – that famous runner died.”

I started to recount what I had read about jim Fixx, and how running had probably been the contributing factor to his living far longer than most of the other members of his family, but I knew there was absolutely no point.

As I started running on my favorite trail, I found I couldn’t shake her statement. I was so discouraged I could barely run. I began thinking, “Why do I bother to run at all? Serious runners probably think I look ridiculous! I might have a heart attack on the trail – my dad had a fatal heart attack at 50 years old, and he was seemingly in better shape than I am.”

My mother’s statement hovered over me like a giant blanket. My jog slowed to a walk and I felt extremely defeated. Here I was in my late 40s, still hoping for an encouraging word from my mother, and equally mad at myself for still seeking an approval that would never come.

Just as I was going to turn around at the two-mile mark and head for home – feeling more discouraged than I could recall in years – I saw an elderly Chinese gentleman walking toward me on the opposite side of the trail. I had seen him walking on other mornings; I had always said “Good morning,” and he had always smiled and nodded his head. This particular morning, he came over to my side of the trail and stood in my path, forcing me to stop. I was a little miffed. I had let my mother’s comment (coupled with a lifetime of similar comments) ruin my day, and now, this man was blocking my way.

I was wearing a T-shirt a friend had sent me from Hawaii for Chinese New Year’s – it had three Chinese characters on the front, and a scene of Honolulu’s Chinatown on the back. Seeing my shirt in the distance had prompted him to stop me. With limited English he point to the letters and excitedly said, “you speak?”

I told him I didn’t speak Chinese, but that the shirt was a gift from a friend in Hawaii. I sensed he didn’t understand all of what I was saying, and then, very enthusiastically he said, “Every time see you. . .  you very good. . . you very fast.”

Well, I am neither very good nor very fast, but that day, I left with an unexplained bounce in my step. I didn’t turn from the trail where my previous dark mood had intended, but continued for six more miles, and you know, for that morning I was very good. I was very fast in my spirit and in my heart.

Because of that little boost I continued to run, and I recently finished my fourth Honolulu Marathon. The New York Marathon is my goal for this year. I know I am never going to win a race, but now, when I get any negative feedback, I think of a kind gentleman who really believed, “You very good. . . you very fast.”

Kathi M. Curry

For completing this morn’s indoor 1/2 marathon. They both did fantastic! And, it was Caroline’s first half! Great work!

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Taken from 3^rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul by: Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

They huddled inside the storm door – two children in ragged outgrown coats.

“Any old papers, lady?”

I was busy. I wanted to say no – until I looked down at their feet. Thin little sandals, sopped with sleet. “Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.” There was no conversation. Their soggy sandals left marks upon the hearthstone.

I served them cocoa and toast with jam to fortify against the chill outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget…

The silence in the front room struck through to me. I looked in.

The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. They boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady… are you rich?”

“Am I rich? Mercy, no!” I looked at my shabby slip covers.

The girl put her cup back in its saucer – carefully. “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a hunger that was not of the stomach.

They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said thank you. They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. But they matched. I tested the potatoes and stirred the gravy. Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and tidied the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my hearth. I let them be. I want them there in case I ever forget again how very rich I am.

Marion Doolan

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Have you ever seen a more beautiful smile than this one?

Anything bugging you today?

Doesn’t seem so bad anymore, does it?

“Life isn’t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain”

Cody Mc Casland is not an ordinary child. Read Cody’s story here.

~ Norman Augustine

I truly believe Augustine’s words are true and if you look at history you know it is true. There are many people in the world with amazing talents who realize only a small percentage of their potential. We all know people who live this truth.

We also know those epic stories, those modern-day legends surrounding the early failures of such supremely successful folks as Michael Jordan and Bill Gates. We can look a bit further back in time to Albert Einstein or even further back to Abraham Lincoln. What made each of these people so successful? Motivation.

We know this in our gut, but what can we do about it? How can we motivate ourselves? One of the most difficult aspects of achieving success is staying motivated over the long haul.

Motivation is not an accident or something that someone else can give you — you are the only one with the power to motivate you. Motivation cannot be an external force, it must come from within as the natural product of your desire to achieve something and your belief that you are capable to succeed at your goal.

Positive pleasure-oriented goals are much more powerful motivators than negative fear-based ones. Although each is successful separately, the right combination of both is the most powerful motivational force known to humankind.

Here are some tips and methods for motivating yourself in the New Year:

~ Use a past defeat as a motivator. Remind yourself you have nowhere to go except up as you have already been at the bottom.

~ Give yourself the power of responsibility. Remind yourself the only thing stopping you is yourself.

~ Make a list of your achievements toward your long-term goal and remind yourself that intentions don’t count, only action’s.

~ Do it today. Remind yourself of someone you know who died suddenly and the fact that there is no guarantee that tomorrow will come.

~ Let success motivate you. Find a picture of what epitomizes success to you and then pull it out when you are in need of motivation.

Reflect and experiment until you find the right combination of motivators for your personality and your personal goals. I’ll leave you with this final motivating quote:

“What drives me? The thing that drives me most is the desire to find my limits–and extend them.” ~ Richard Marino

Now go push your own limits and succeed!