“You’re gonna blow up eating like that!” Unbeknownst to the rude people who’ve said that to me, I’ve already been fat before. Back then, I had no idea how to stop overeating, and honestly, I had no desire to. If you’re reading this now though, you’re a step ahead of where I was. You know overeating isn’t a healthy … [Read more...]
How (And When) to Stop Caring What People Think About You
I opened my email after dinner yesterday and saw the following message: “[Blank] you!” I couldn’t contain my laughter afterwards. Seeing that message would have hurt me 15 years ago, but I’ve since learned how to stop caring what people think. Apparently, this is a highly desirable and uncommon skill, so I’ll show you … [Read more...]
How to Stop Being Lazy: 7 Steps to Become a Productive Human
It’s tough to admit but… I used to be lazy. Life didn’t go the way I thought it would when I was younger, and this resulted in me getting stuck in a depressed and unproductive state. My peers saw me sleeping at lectures, gaming till early morning, and struggling to pull my weight in group projects. All I cared about … [Read more...]
Marathon Mentality 5: A Race Ran Faithfully
…For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (1 Tim 4:8 ESV) I’ve focused most of this series on the general endurance needed to run the races of life, but now, we’ll look at the Christian perspective. The Bible makes … [Read more...]
Marathon Mentality 4: Insane for the Mundane
Do you know the definition of insanity? It’s doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results…or at least I think that’s how the lie goes. Leave it to a culture obsessed with instant reward to equate patience with literal mental illness. Sure, repetition—or better yet, monotony—can make even the … [Read more...]
Marathon Mentality 3: You Don’t Need to Be Special
You are not special. You may think I say that to be edgy or show tough love, but I mean it in the most encouraging way possible. Each of us is only one person out of the eight billion or so people on earth—and that’s not even counting the unfathomable number of people who lived and died already—so why should we think any … [Read more...]
Marathon Mentality 2: There’s No “We” in Running
Running is a solo sport. Sure, you have relays, run clubs, and track teams, but every honest runner will admit that only one person is responsible for their performance. No one can run your leg of the race, no one can substitute their times for you, and no one can invest hours upon hours into your training. Those … [Read more...]
Marathon Mentality 1: The Will to Run
I don’t know why I started. I told friends I wanted to feel like an athlete again. Coworkers heard I needed a way to de-stress. And the guy in the mirror chalked it up to simply being bored. There’s a bit of truth to all those reasons, but even now, about a year later, I can’t say for certain why I chose to run. Running … [Read more...]
Curse God and Die
It’s easy to hate on Job’s wife. If you grew up in church and learned Scripture from a young age, her infamous proposal is absurd. How could anyone curse the Person they were told is so great since childhood? How could a true believer spite their “loving Father” and give up on the life He gave? The thought of doing that is … [Read more...]
Sometimes, It’s Just Duty
Why am I back here? For the past two weeks I’ve gone to the same table where I wrote the equivalent of a book before…and I just watched Youtube. Then after an hour passed, I lied to my girl each time she asked how the session went because I didn’t want her to know I didn’t care. So again, why am I here? Why do I still … [Read more...]
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