July 28, 2024 There are some days I feel more grateful when I run and today was one of those days. On those days I feel a general sense of gratitude but then there are specific things and people that the gratitude attaches itself to. Maybe it was easy to be grateful today. The sky was cerulean blue. The temperature felt cool and the air light compared to recent days. And physically I felt pretty good. I have no current injuries and even with increasing my mileage load I don't feel exhausted. And maybe I was primed to be grateful. I've been listening to a couple of blogs about Zen. I listened to a few podcasts from Mark Devine (Devine Inspiration) who is a pretty interesting character himself. He was a Navy Seal and now studies and talks about Zen, fitness, gratitude and similar topics. I've listened to a podcast from the Cambridge Zen Center. And I found that when I felt more grateful for the day and the run as I was running I ...
