After the 1/2 Marathon

[Joseph Bronson]

Training should be changed from time to time if for no other reason than to keep you from getting bored. The half marathon training was fun but it took so much time that most of my other training had to take a back seat. This morning I went up the mountain with Rocky, our dog, and spent an hour doing free flow. It felt great. It was a good time to leave the world behind and get in touch with my inner self through deep meditation in the moment. When free flow is done properly, with the right mind set, it can be the most wonderful experience of being purely in the moment. I'll be running 10 miles later this week with my wife and my eldest step daughter Raquel.

I just turned 46 this last week and my activity level is greater than anyone that I know that is my age. In fact there are very few people that are 26 that I can't out work any day of the week. An active life style really helps to not only keep the body healthy, the mind sharp and the stress manageable. It is great health insurance as we age. Now that I can officially say that I am pushing 50. I can tell you that I truly believe that by staying active, especially in Kung Fu, I will be running up mountains and training hard well into my 90's and beyond. I will be super healthy as I am consistent and eat a very healthy diet.

What are your thoughts on ageing? I plan to fight the accepted belief that we will fall apart and be on meds for the last 10 or 15 yrs. of our life. If you would like to join me in the battle that truly lasts a life time then I welcome your companionship. If you wish to put my beliefs down because you are to tired to fight for yourself then please do not talk to me. I only have room and time in my life for those that have the belief that they can be stronger.

I was not born with this belief system in place. I have fought to gain a perspective that is strengthening. My beliefs go against most of what we see to be the norm in our society. If you look around you will see that the norm is full of obesity,cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes and so much more. Your life does not have to have that at the end but you must be willing to fight. It is probably the hardest but most worthy battle that you will ever take on. Because the first thing that you must defeat are your own demons.