“If there’s one thing I believe more than I believe anything else, it’s that you can’t fake the core. The truth that lives there will eventually win out. It’s a god we must obey, a force that brings us all inevitably to our knees.” ~ Cheryl Strayed All year I’ve been peeling away the layers. I’veContinue reading “You can’t Fake the Core”
Category Archives: breathing room
Breathing Room, July Edition
Priorities. Smart choices. Balance. Knowing that I don’t function well when my world feels noisy and chaotic, this month I made intentional choices to use my time to fill my life with things that make me happy. At the end of every day, I have very little free time to give. My energy is givenContinue reading “Breathing Room, July Edition”
Breathing Room, June Edition
Let’s keep it real. June has been a tough month for me emotionally. I’ve felt a little fragile this month. I’ve lost sight of my objective for the year. I think I forgot to breath. The whirlwind of the changes that came have settled nicely into place, and I just forgot to breath. I’ve been a littleContinue reading “Breathing Room, June Edition”
Breathing Room, May Edition
May was a whirlwind. It was the closing of one chapter of life, and the beginning of a new chapter. It was a fresh start. May was a month of validation on so many levels. The month began with a weekend getaway to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I ran a race and didn’tContinue reading “Breathing Room, May Edition”
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Round and round we ran: 800 repeats on Tuesday evening. It was my first speed workout in a month. My legs weren’t used to the request to go faster. My hips held on tight. Speed work felt foreign. The mental stubbornness to not give in didn’t come naturally. It was an exercise at quieting myContinue reading “Open”
Kristy Maute 