"When your body starts to betray you and you feel totally defeated mentally, remember this: You are not this body. You are not these thoughts. You are a beautiful and perfect soul deeply connected to a much larger universe. And running five loops at Barkley is but a drop in the ocean of all of the Self's potential achievements. So. You will keep going.
Try, as best you can, not to identify with the body or with the thoughts. Get connected to something much, much bigger than the small self. Let the mind empty of everything else."
-Anon
2 comments:
Joseph,
I love the quote. If you ever find out who said that, I hope you'll let us know. Good luck with Barkley, even if luck doesn't have anything to do with it.
Ed Ayres
www.willhumansendure.com
http://enduranceandsustainability.blogspot.com
I love this quote too. Excellent work on the Barkley this weekend - I look forward to your report. I love what you say here about how to disconnect from what your body and mind is telling you during these races... I have been able to do that form moments in races but not always steadily, unfortunately. I will try again with this quote in mind next time.
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