Jake's TakeOur propensity for pleasure, peace, and comfort is always a recipe for division and limitation. The familiar route entices an active mind. As the body hums along the mind darts between thoughts and emotions; sometimes settling on one in particular for a prolonged period. As a runner, my focus is sometimes on distance or duration, […]
I train like I’m training for the Olympics or for a Mr. America contest, the way I’ve always trained my whole life. You see, life is a battlefield. Life is survival of the fittest. How many healthy people do you know? How many happy people do you know? Think about it. People work at dying, they […]
NEW DAY. ENJOY THE SUNRISE. EVERYDAY. EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY. A CHANCE FOR CHANGE. OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THAT EXTRA 1%. IMPROVEMENT. STARTS UPON RISING. FORCE AND PRESSURE ARE SELF-IMPOSED. DO WHAT YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE: TIME, ABILITY, RESOURCES,. ALWAYS COMPARE YOURSELF TO ONLY YOUR PREVIOUS SELF. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT […]
Your mindfulness practice should begin and end each day. Mastering your first conscious thoughts is a skill, necessitating practice and repetition. Calming nerves and heightening focus, we can sort through the clutter and clear a path for our mind to focus. The truth of our existence is so simple it can seem unbelievable. Hopefully, your surroundings […]
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