Most of all, the ultra distance leaves you alone with your thoughts to an excruciating extent. Whatever song you have in your head had better be a good one. Whatever story you are telling yourself had better be a story about going on. There is no room for negativity. The reason most people quit has nothing to do with their body.

Rational assessments too often led to rational surrenders.

Nature's arena has a way of humbling and energizing us.

The point was living with grace, decency, and attention to the world, and breaking free of the artificial constructs in your own life.

Sometimes the road to wellness isnt a well-marked expressway.

You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal.

Humans aren't built to sit all day. Nor are we built for the kinds of repetitive, small movements that so much of today's specialized work demands. Our bodies crave big, varied movements that originate at the core of our body.