"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle." - Winston Churchill The greatest challenge is not in learning lessons, but in applying them in as many other areas of your life as you can in the few precious years you have on earth. Some of my most important lessons have come …
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Subtler Ways
Subtler Ways by Gregg Hake I asked my steed to lift me high, "Collect yourself, give it a try!" He weaved and bobbed and said "I shan't" I bid him more, he said "I can't." So once again another day We exercised in subtler ways. And once the balances were set To my delight he …
It’s the principle of the matter
Mountain biking is an incredible sport. It is physically, mentally and emotionally demanding and I love every minute of it. Best of all, it's something you can do with friends. It is a highly technical sport, demanding balance, strength, agility, alertness and cardiovascular fitness. It is also a highly artistic sport, requiring finesse, creativity and …
Forward-Upward!
Circumstances have a wonderful way of letting you know if you're on the right or the wrong track. They provide useful feedback that, thoughtfully reviewed, compels changes in approach or direction and occasionally in underlying orientation. Those in the habit of bemoaning their circumstances often miss these cues as they are so busy reacting to …
Volition and Spirit
The pace of personal growth is directly related to the ability to apply lessons learned in one area of living to as many others as fitting and as time permits. These are the "aha" moments or personal victories, the magical moments where an area of limitation is overcoming, where frustration gives way to satisfaction. I've …
Simplest Terms
Even the most difficult problems can be overcome if you approach them in the right way. One of the many life lessons I've found to be extremely valuable is the fact that you can parlay success in one area of your life into other areas. The translation into application in a new area may not …
A Better Way
"Playing both ends against the middle" is an old saying that means trying to get opposing people or groups to fight or disagree so that you will get an advantage from them. It is a way of distracting the attention of others so that the one playing the ends can swoop in and take what …
Success is Optional
"Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result." ~ Oscar Wilde A perfectly aligned set of circumstances is more often the exception than the rule. Resources are frequently insufficient, tools are disorganized, agreements are not set and objections stand in the way no matter what you undertake, so one of …
Kronos and Kairos
Kronos (Κρόνος) is an ancient Greek word meaning chronological or sequential time. It is measured by clocks, we tend to race against it and somewhere along the way we began to equate it with money. While virtually everything in modern civilization hangs upon this word, there is another type of time that is often overlooked, …
Kinetic Fluidity
Have you ever stumbled across a realization in one area of your life that unlocks the door to understanding in another? This can occur with relative frequency to the degree that you view your life holistically, rather than as a collection of compartments. Modern science conditions us to think reductively, to the point that our …
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