So, I wake up to get a 4 miler in this a.m. in the quiet of the pre-dawn- around here it is simple to get away from traffic and people although I live in a huge border city, it is still quite rural on either end of El Paso Del Norte-and, the public pace is still manyawna time. It wasn't all that early- 6:30am but my focus was on achieving flow. As I run I'm thinking about all the things I could write about-er, blog about, what I've read of other blogs in the past, how I want to flow in writing as well. My a.m. runs are a great time for thinking. My dog runs in sync with my stride and, 1.3 miles into the run we achieve flow-all things are in harmony; dog, my legs, my breath, the temperature, the sunrise, the path... At this time I have a choice, now 5 miles into what was supposed to be a 4 miler- do I do some more fartlek and another mile?
well, I'm not one to pass up a chance to float along when things are going so well, after all, I have a marathon to run near the end of February.
My goal in everything i do today is to flow. I start back to work since my client has been away skiing in Aspen. I love and hate my job at the same time and the irritation always seems to peak at the end of the year. Well, it's a new year and I'm determined to teach these people about that little technique toward getting the most out of what you do. I'm a personal trainer; private, in house for a family who I've worked for 10years. I've been a personal trainer for 19. Our workout flows seemlessly thanks to my direct intent on the process and I'm thanked for a good workout :).
On to the pool I go, my 2 boys ages 9, 11 in tow the whole time. The pool is the best place, the easiest place for me to flow. The kids splash and dive in my lane but my 2800yds goes by in no time. I love the water.
As I write now, I'm still flowing but it gets hard at the end of the day- I have an ice skating session this eve., will fall into bed and be out the door tomorrow to run with the dog and some friends and will continue to re-awaken my creative writing side. Also, I'll try to get this really cool pic I took of my dog off of my cell phone and on here.
Namaste