The world was dark. That was until the man opened his eyes. He opens his eyes and feels the world around him before anything else. What are these colors? he thinks to himself. He moves to get up, or tries to, before looking down. His eyes finally catch up with the rest of his senses. […]
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Running Progress 2020 My Fitness Journey Day 44.
Today marks day 44 of my 90 day fitness journey! Almost half way, wowy. Just a quick little update, today i ran a 5km, for the second time in less than a week and i shaved more than 3 minutes off of my time! Stoked haha Behold. The next part of my 90 day challenge […]
My Fitness Journey – Day 42
Hello and welcome to my latest fitness update! Day 42 of 90 and time is really flying by. This week overlapped with New Years and again, made for a difficult time getting the training in around all the festivities. I managed to get two work outs in and a few runs. Clocking the body over. […]
2019 In Words – M L Wood
Here are some prose and poems of mine from 2019. “How bewildering it is to look into your own eyes and see such sorrow.” “She loves the simplest things in life. Freshly bloomed flowers and the sound of rain on her roof at night. Yet, she chose me, a broken thing.” “I […]
Waves – Art a form of Self Expression.
“We humans are like waves, imperfect perfection. Rising and failing. Before returning from where we came. “ M L Wood I penned these words some time ago, as I was sitting on a beach watching the waves crash before me. The beauty and power of the ocean is both terrifying and majestic, akin I would […]
The Tree & The River
“The tree is oh so envious of the river. It flows so elegantly past, all day. Yet, the tree does not know. The river envies the tree. Watching it sway so eloquently, blooming into life throughout the seasons.” The Growth Philosophy
My Fitness Journey Day 36
Today marks day 36 of my 90 day fitness challenge. I was supposed to check in on day 35, yesterday, however it was my birthday and had other priorities. So here we are. Going to start off with a physique check in, not my usual front and back, but this will have to do. Taken […]
Voltaire and Meditation – Can 20 Minutes a Day Better Your Life?
Voltaire once said “Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.” The French historian and philosopher Voltaire proclaimed meditation to be some mystical tool for expanding your consciousness and being one with the universe. Or so it would seem after reading the […]
My Fitness Journey Day 28
Hello and welcome to another fitness update. How did this weeks training go? Well, pretty good. As you will see below, i made some more strength gains in my program. All of my training sessions felt pretty good, but hard and i believe i am close to a plateau. Mondays session – Leg press strength […]
How Are You?
A man steps out of his work vehicle and takes a deep breath. He looks up at the trees lining the street of his favourite coffee shop. They were a little more beautiful than usual today for some reason. He closes the door and picks up his work bag. He walks toward the coffee shop […]
