The way is made of ups, flats and downs. If you have been on the trails you probably know that you have to run each section in a different way. It´s not an intellectual issue; your body will show how to manage each segment if you pay attention and listen to it. Life is not dissimilar as it has the same ups and downs structure but, in that life, yours, who do you listen to? What do you focus on? And, what do you do as a consequence?
I wish you love. I wish you blue birds
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.
I tried to land under my center of mass. I also did my best to open my chest wide, to lean forward, to land as soft as possible in each stride. I loaded a program in my mind that said all these things and a lot more in order to become an efficient runner and staying out of injuries and, suddenly, I had enough of it all. The program certainly helped me for a time of pain and injuries, but then I did not need it. I started to run barefoot and it all happened in a smooth and natural way. I didn’t have to focus on my running form anymore, which was so fatiguing for both, my mind and my body. I said it already: I run for two hours or more and, at the end, I still feel joyful, complete, present, strong. Not because I´m a better runner but because of the energy that comes from above, from our mother; because running has become an indispensable part of my spiritual growth and not a boring, repetitive movement of arms and legs or another ridiculous, puerile way of calling the attention of others.
Quite Runner 