Category: Inspiration

What you resist persists

‘What you resist persists’ is one of my favorite sayings that I learned in recovery. I remember hearing it for the first time and it resonated with me instantly. Like most people, I find myself resisting things I don’t want to deal with, but that rarely makes them go away. In fact, many times they… Continue reading What you resist persists

Triathlon Panic Attack

I believe we all get messages from the Universe. Mine just happened to come in the form of a triathlon panic attack. Needless to stay, it got my attention. And while the situation was unique, the feeling isn’t. I think each one of us gets these messages. It’s that gut instinct telling you to do this or… Continue reading Triathlon Panic Attack

Living Sober

I was speaking with someone the other day that asked me why my posts about sobriety have dropped off. He said I used to post about it a lot, but now my focus seemed to have shifted. From his perspective, a post about living sober falls into one bucket, and a post about distance running… Continue reading Living Sober

Overcoming Procrastination on doctoral thesis

Last week my husband defended his doctoral dissertation at USC. To me, that just sounds smart and impressive.   And I’m honestly not bragging when I say it really is.   For the past couple of months, he has spent endless hours on his dissertation, which is a huge research paper you have to complete… Continue reading Overcoming Procrastination on doctoral thesis