Attacment is as attachment does…

Common religious scriptures teach us that attachments are not necessary to live a fulfilling life. That the seeking of, and dependence on life’s attachments can inhibit our spiritual growth and divert us from fulfilling our most critical human potential.  Through studying the text of any faith, we learn that true fulfillment is the sum product of [...]

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The Altar Of Right Foods…

Daily Exercise is something I have been practicing since I was 12 years old – I don’t know otherwise. In that sense, the ritual practice of strenuous movement has become a primary religion to me – literally. I have often been ashamed to share that for fear of offending those of more ornate and historic [...]

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Contemplating Fitness…. And Americanness.

Our American lives, as important as we make them out to be, are pretty meaningless the way we tend to live them.  All too Americanly, we seek to view, we seek to hear, we seek to touch, taste, and buy all that catches our senses.  Then, we seek to display all that we have accomplished [...]

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The ritual of movement…

A step is taken, an altar approached.  An arm is extended, and a candle lit.  Words perhaps are spoken, and a prayer offered.  Cleansing begins.  We call this ritual.  In this context we view these actions as religious ritual.  Experiencing religious ritual can resonate within a person, the very essence of being – and of [...]

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Longevity is a crap-shoot; each day a gift

Life is a series questions, held together by a web of human behaviors, and daily opportunities to alter those behaviors. The answers to the questions are, of course, in the back of the book. Unfortunately one has to die to get to the back of the book – to get to the answers.

Somewhere in the [...]

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Of experts, agendas, and mindful consideration

There are some intelligent, passionate, and mindful people in the online health and fitness community. Observing people, who endeavor to evoke thought and promote dialogue on a variety of fitness related topics, by way of the internet. They do so in recognition that they are not experts, but insightful enthusiasts who wish to exchange values [...]

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The faith of fitness

Fitness is both concept and ideal. I often use metaphor in speaking about fitness – to relate fitness choices to other areas of life where we may be more prone to making mindful choices. The realm I compare fitness to most is that of faith – reverent faith. Fitness dogma may sound silly, but there [...]

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