When I finish my first marathon<\/span>, if<\/span> anyone bothers to ask me what I\u2019ve learned from it all, that\u2019s what I\u2019ll say. Kind of silly \u2013 you\u2019re not supposed to prepare for such things. But it occurred to me just now that that would sound good.<\/p>\n That \u2018insight\u2019 came as I marked the fourth day in a row of my triumphant return to the gym and running after 3+ weeks of sickness\/busyness\/finals, and if <\/span>anyone bothered to ask me what I learned, I supposed I\u2019d quote Peter Gabriel, \u201cDon\u2019t give up\u2026\u201d The body, heavy as it is, grows lighter with patience, and gets really light right before you pass out\u2026<\/span> So, to quote the Eagles, \u201cTake it easy\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n (who needs <\/span>philosophy <\/span>when you\u2019ve got great music?)<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 but mind is supreme.\u201d When I finish my first marathon, if anyone bothers to ask me what I\u2019ve learned from it all, that\u2019s what I\u2019ll say. Kind of silly \u2013 you\u2019re not supposed to prepare for such things. But it occurred to me just now that that would sound good. That \u2018insight\u2019 came as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7907151-2749047472844372337?l=americanbuddhist.blogspot.com\")