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Morning medit… morning run

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looking for god meditation

There is only one way I enjoy trail running and it is erasing the mediation of the mind between the real me and mother earth. Whenever that happens, a cascade of peace and joy fulfills my soul. Nothing in the world compares to this feeling of been conscious, present and one. Oh, that beautiful silence when the insidious, noisy chat of the mind does not exist and there is no reminder of past things or future nonsenses, like bills to pay or clothes to wash. It sounds like turning that morning run into a session of meditation and, yes, perhaps. If it is so, I welcome that session open-hearted and barefoot.

Atheist

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We tend to convert ideas in beliefs, and beliefs into religions. You see, ideas are sticky and they love to unite creating systems. You become vegetarian, vegan or paleo and, in days, after a couple of Google searches, you turn yourself in the new member of that specific religion. The worst part comes when you try to make propaganda of it and make your best to reduce others beliefs into ashes. I love barefoot running for what it has done to me, physically, mentally and spiritually but, in order to stay open minded to the human kind with all its variety and beauty, I take my old running shoes –which, by the way, I love- and go out for a decent run. That´s how I stay an atheist of my own religion, and it feels nothing but great.

Breath

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I adapt my pace to the rhythm of my breath. Energy comes from all around, from our center, from  mother earth, from the sun, but it goes out through our mouths and noses. A tranquil, deep inhale will take you to a long way; a quiet, slow exhale will take you to the end. Breath.

Shoes

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Shoes are good. They protect as from those sharp rocks in the middle of the trails we love. Shoes are like airplanes and computers, part of the human progress, an advantage. I use them and love a couple of them but, nevertheless, they are like trojan horses, they betray you, they make weak, they lie to you by making you believe that you are strong. And even worse, they separate you from mother earth and leave you running all by yourself and the junk you eat.

Competition

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Runnerwoman cross-country running in beautiful forest trail run. Female athlete jogger training outdoor in amazing atmospheric forest nature landscape. Fit female fitness model with healthy lifestyle.

I have competed for a while. I have intended to go faster and farther as any other runner out there. I will probably even compete in the future –because it´s fun- but deep inside my heart, I find no motivation in it. I have discovered something strange in the trails and the mysterious sounds of the river and the birds. Something as wired as a life I can´t see behind the woods. I have been touched by a spirit that the ancient runners of our kind knew quiet well. This touch has left me with a feeling of happiness difficult to describe. And it´s out there, it´s waiting for you too.

Late

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woman running alone in the mountains in the morning

Yes, it´s late. My bones are not the same as they used to. My heart, of course, is not the same. My brain, my lungs, my joints are not the same. And I care very little about that because I´m not a runner. I do not run at all. I just kiss mother earth with my feet and, at the same time, I allow her to nourish my soul with her love.