Tag Archives: relationships

Day 3 Week 9 – A Vicarious Living

Posted on June 20, 2018 by

7 miles easy pace, cloudy & 78 degree For close to a year, I have been living vicariously through someone. Yes, indeed. You see, I have been campaigning for this candidate who is running in a competitive race for a … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 9 – Establishing Rapport

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

7 miles easy pace, hot & 83 degree The quickest way for me to establish rapport with strangers is through small talk.  From my summer job in school as a door to door salesperson to canvassing for candidates now, this … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 17 Jun 2018

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Week Eight of my Erie Marathon training.  Total miles ran this week: 41.  My weight is 149 pounds and resting heart rate 61 beats per minute. Stephen Covey, author of the the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, advocated an inside-out approach … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 8 – Compassion Lost?

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

7 miles easy pace, sunny & 70 degree In a market economy, winners take all in beating their competitions. To survive, a business needs to cover many bases, but foremost is to win. Because without winning, a business won’t last … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 8 – Self Worth

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

7 miles easy pace, cloudy & 65 degree Do you value yourself?  If that question sounds silly to you, add this, “more than others do?” –  Do you value yourself more than others do? Often our self-worth is influenced by … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 6 – Embracing Self?

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

  Rest day, no running. The physical act of embracing self is not difficult.  Extend arms, stretch, and wrap around the body, the best you can.  Done.   That is the easy piece.  More difficult is the spiritual-emotional aspect of embracing … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 4 – Friday Thoughts

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

Rest day, yoga, and rainy. Saw another school shooting in the news (the 3rd one in 8 days).  It happened this morning in Santa Fe, Texas with 8 reported dead. Shocking as the news might be, I was stunned by the … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 3 – Normative Versus Special Behaviors

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

Rest day, no running. Thoughts on Big Data: Normative behaviors form the standards for the group in question.  They reflect the collective expectation for what is acceptable.  In my residential community for instance, I am expected to maintain my yard … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 1 – The Housing Conundrum?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

Rest day – no running. When I was visiting Hawaii a couple of months ago, it was clearly pointed out to me that Hawaii has a shortage of houses to meet the demand.  Apparently, Hawaii is not alone. Why don’t … Continue reading →

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Day 4 Week 1 – Who Do We Trust

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

3 miles at easy pace, sunny & 57 degree On the topic of trust, author and lecturer Rachel Botsman intimates that our trust with the traditional institutions (e.g. government, bank, and church) has been on a decline.   This erosion of … Continue reading →

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