of confidence, running and summer
when you are really that down,
confidence is something people can't give to you on a plate, even if they say all the nice things in the world.
it is something you can regain only when you dig deep within yourself, tapping into your inner reserves, your inner strength.
but it is easier said than done, because if you didn't succeed the first time round, what makes you think you can do it given the second chance?
but one thing is for sure:
only you yourself can pick yourself up.
somehow you have to
**
Life never runs smooth.
you wonder what it could have been if arsenal hadn't been hit by injuries one after another, if the financial crisis hadn't struck valencia.
sometimes in life, you make all the wonderful plans, and watch them disintegrate.
that is why they say 'things happen'
i was running the other day when i suddenly realised something.
i always preferred running laps, because it is easier to count the distance, and you can plan your run.
but i realise that while such 'markers' are good in giving you a guide as to how to lead your life, maybe they will unintentionally prevent you from living life to its fullest, because you will be playing with one hand on the handbrake, you will be focussing too much on ticking completed goals off the list, forgetting about the process and the joy, you will be giving yourself some leeway here and there, because you have met the target, when perhaps you could have gone for more.
running takes your mind off things. but like all activities that take your mind off things, it doesn't address the real issue, merely putting it off to a later time.
**
the weather is so good nowadays that i wake up every day, fearing that it would be gone. fears unfounded, at least for a while more, but eventually not-so-good weather will set in for a while.
but right now, it is perfect weather for lying in the sun with a book, or perhaps a barbecue, some football, frisbee, volleyball.
coming from a land where it is summer all year round, i am beginning to understand the significance of summer elsewhere.
confidence is something people can't give to you on a plate, even if they say all the nice things in the world.
it is something you can regain only when you dig deep within yourself, tapping into your inner reserves, your inner strength.
but it is easier said than done, because if you didn't succeed the first time round, what makes you think you can do it given the second chance?
but one thing is for sure:
only you yourself can pick yourself up.
somehow you have to
**
Life never runs smooth.
you wonder what it could have been if arsenal hadn't been hit by injuries one after another, if the financial crisis hadn't struck valencia.
sometimes in life, you make all the wonderful plans, and watch them disintegrate.
that is why they say 'things happen'
i was running the other day when i suddenly realised something.
i always preferred running laps, because it is easier to count the distance, and you can plan your run.
but i realise that while such 'markers' are good in giving you a guide as to how to lead your life, maybe they will unintentionally prevent you from living life to its fullest, because you will be playing with one hand on the handbrake, you will be focussing too much on ticking completed goals off the list, forgetting about the process and the joy, you will be giving yourself some leeway here and there, because you have met the target, when perhaps you could have gone for more.
running takes your mind off things. but like all activities that take your mind off things, it doesn't address the real issue, merely putting it off to a later time.
**
the weather is so good nowadays that i wake up every day, fearing that it would be gone. fears unfounded, at least for a while more, but eventually not-so-good weather will set in for a while.
but right now, it is perfect weather for lying in the sun with a book, or perhaps a barbecue, some football, frisbee, volleyball.
coming from a land where it is summer all year round, i am beginning to understand the significance of summer elsewhere.
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