A thriver's guide to physical health and wellness
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Some of the younger athletes in the 55-59 age group 800 meters
It’s still challenging for me to get my arms around the notion that this world competition is only for “old people”, and that I am one of those old people. Age means nothing, really, unless we make it mean something. We can make aging mean wisdom. We can make aging mean decline. One of my “secrets” to great middle-age health is a great midlife attitude.
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Not a day goes by that the fond memories of Lahti, Finland don’t find a conscious place in my thoughts.
Without going into too much detail today, this event has changed my life.
Not in some major, 180 or 360 degree way. But in a multitude of subtle ways.
Uploading You Tube videos is more time consuming than you might think. Yet each time I do, there is a distinct memory – and key learning – with each.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
There is something to be said for being self-taught. For starters, you have 24/7, 365 access to the instructor. How cool is that?
Carpe diem, jeff noel 
Rest sometimes seems counter productive.
Doing nothing could mean we are not advancing towards our goal.
How can not advancing be a good thing?
So we push ourselves. We compromise.
At least that’s my temptation.
More is better, right?
Well, I’m trying not to make the same mistakes four times, and stay injury free this season.
Yesterday was, and today is, dedicated to rest.
What this also does, is make me hungry for the next workout.
How important is hunger in achieving your goal?
Stay hungry, get some rest, and never let your memories be bigger than your dreams. Carpe diem, jeff noel :)
Mind, body, spirit, money, and hq...
You see four of them below. The fifth is the "box" the holds the other four...
America's unheralded work life balance expert. jeff noel, is a Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. He believes work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.