Fire inside of me

Sometimes, when I'm feeling drained or overwhelmed, it's so good to look to God as the source for my strength...Not just for a physical energy but for the passion to have focus and zeal, and heart to do things.

"I can't recall."

This song was written in response to pretty terrible and blatant political maneuvering happening in an investigation regarding details of the Dudus extradition.

Lua - Bright Eyes

Whatever people want to say about Connor Oberst he has a beautiful way of weaving stories with simple phrases, that have a mellifluous flow punctuated expertly with sharp consonants. Plus, he's real good at describing the drudgery and agony of physiological disorders.

Me and Zidane

Joy!

Snapped at a family day trip we had this weekend.

"Your writing should, above all, be your own. It should stay true to your own voice and it should clearly reflect what it is about you that is important for the world to know." - Wisdom from mygretutor.com

Looking Forward

Lately I've been thinking about "looking forward" quite a bit.
Probably under a year ago I started running regularly. First I committed to atleast making time for myself three times a week to run, if not more. Then as my fitness grew it got more and more fun, and probably addictive. I found myself making time for more frequent and longer runs.
Recently I did my first race/run. When I signed up I wasn't really worried about the distance, because I'm used to running much further. However, I figured since it was my first race I should do some reading up. I read a bit about running posture in general, and there was a lot of mention of looking forward into the distance and staying relaxed. Something about this really hit home for me and became a good discipline. My running style has changed, and when I'm running, even when I'm tired, I feel like there's more fight inside me.
Applying this to life, and not just running has been attitude changing.
The morning of my race I was a bit nervous because after the worst first attempt at tapering ever, I was actually quite sore and my knee aching. Before I ran I read this scripture:

It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on heights. Psalm 18:32-33

I was filled with confidence knowing that looking forward is about so much more than the physical horizon.