tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866951365200962990.post5201229554133926919..comments2024-02-24T09:10:07.692+00:00Comments on begin to dig: What if we were no longer what we define ourselves by?dr. m.c.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06946429548291747143noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866951365200962990.post-14274856190050107982011-04-20T16:00:24.699+01:002011-04-20T16:00:24.699+01:00Time and again I have been defined by what I do, w...Time and again I have been defined by what I do, who I know, what little talents I have, the books I read, the places I go, the music I listen to, the food I eat, the clothes I wear, the words I use. ANd I am all of these things and none of them. <br /><br />We get to choose. We get to re-invent, we get to inhabit. And most of all we contantly have the opportunity to create anew. <br /><br />...Rannoch Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626186803479276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866951365200962990.post-72104539091292443092009-08-16T15:58:31.314+01:002009-08-16T15:58:31.314+01:00mc
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if one pushes the limits hard enough, or...mc<br /><br />both<br /><br />if one pushes the limits hard enough, or long enough, or both eventually it catches up with you. Most of us have a very limited window for "greatness", whatever that might mean to us realtive to our genetic capacity.<br />I know of no top level athletes that have not had serious injuries and that makes a huge difference. and the ones that survive the Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866951365200962990.post-15904946469347656312009-08-14T15:39:06.065+01:002009-08-14T15:39:06.065+01:00Mark hit the nail on the head with "...we mus...Mark hit the nail on the head with "...we must find what that special this was, at it's core, and find another way to express it..."<br /><br />Athlets become coaches, students become teachers, and the cycle continues. <br /><br />Well said, both of you.Linushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917331849034683598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866951365200962990.post-36828544291179746612009-08-14T07:40:15.266+01:002009-08-14T07:40:15.266+01:00thanks for the empathy and thoughts, Rif.
Really ...thanks for the empathy and thoughts, Rif. <br />Really appreciate that. Thanks for sharing about your experience.<br /><br />I gotta ask you though about your transition being attributed to aging rather than an accumulation of injuries from your practice, past which recovery was a challenge. <br /><br />Did you put it down to aging at this transition point? <br /><br />i'm totally one with dr. m.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06946429548291747143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866951365200962990.post-43883605866560943412009-08-14T01:01:22.147+01:002009-08-14T01:01:22.147+01:00this is not only a reality for many but most. I de...this is not only a reality for many but most. I defined myself as a competitive athlete for most of my life until I could not compete anymore. Truly a dark night of the soul.we all get older and cannot do( or anywhere near as well) what we used to.<br />not easy on any level.<br />then, we must find what that special this was, at it's core, and find another way to express it, and us. <br />orMark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.com