C.O.P.E

 
C. O. P. E.
 Conceptualize   Organize   Personalize    Exercise
 We all are obliged to COPE with a variety of things every day of our lives.  We COPE with trivial matters and we COPE with huge, life altering issues.  Many times we COPE in mindless, habitual ways, and that can be an acceptable way to confront certain situations.  [...]

The shirt off your back……

I know that not all of you who read my blog posts are runners or walkers or triathletes, but most of you are.  And it’s a well known fact that runners, walkers and triathletes have drawers full of tee-shirts they seldom, if ever wear.  Folks…the people in Haiti don’t even have drawers………. much less tee-shirts [...]

Don’t Worry…..Be Happy

Worry is like a rocking chair……it can keep you moving, but it won’t get you anywhere.
So don’t worry….be happy.
“Every life will have some trouble, but when you worry, you make it double.”….bobbi mcferrin
There are plenty of things to worry about these days and it’s easy enough to fall into the trap of wasting time [...]

My New Year’s Resolution….NO Resolutions!

RESOLUTION… a decree, declaration, decision, notion, promise, pledge, oath or vow.
This is a word that gets a lot of play in December of each year and often fades into the shadows a few weeks later.
The root of resolution is RESOLVE, like, I resolve to do something.  This word has a little more power, and its [...]

RUN CRAZY HORSE…coming next Fall

Okay, I was planning to wait until mid-January to make an announcement about my latest venture, but since the news appeared in the Rapid City Journal on Tuesday and again in this week’s online edtion of Endurance Sports Business Week, I may as well continue the “buzz.”  Check it out:  RUN CRAZY HORSE

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
The [...]

Make someone smile today!

As I was checking some of the other “ultra” loggers’ sites….ultra as in someone who runs-a-lot, not as in conservative…I happened on one posted by Dean Karnazes (http://dean.runnersworld.com/ )that rang loud and true.  Dean by the way is on a mission to get the whole world running, which of course I support whole heartedly.  Anyway, [...]