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Thought For The Day
I am working hard on not judging people. However, if you live in Massachusetts, own a convertible, and are driving around with your top up today, you are an idiot. Fact, not opinion. So, if you don’t want to put your top down today, feel free to give me your car because you are too …
What I Learned On My Wellness Journey
When I achieved my goal of hitting 154 pounds recently on my wellness journey, losing a total of 36 pounds, my therapist asked what I learned along the way. When I told her 4 things, she said, "That was too easy - give me 4 more." She can be a bit of an ass-kicker sometimes …
Just An Average Saturday
Boot camp at 9 - they fail to kill me once again Get gas to avoid having to call AAA Listen to "Wait Wait" on the way home Dump run Pick up dry cleaning and mail Hand wash some dishes and run dishwasher Trip to Lowes to buy supplies Install new air filters in both …
Weirdest 5K Ever
Tonight, I ran my weirdest 5K ever. I got a late start leaving work. I planned to be walking out, running clothes on, by 5:00. It was more like 5:15 when I left. Normally, that would be fine but the traffic heading into Cambridge was HORRENDOUS. By the time I arrived at the garage where …
No politics zone
Although I am EXTREMELY passionate about political issues and the current state of political discourse in the United States, I am doing my best to keep my web site and blog a "no politics zone", the last blog post about how I lost my best friend notwithstanding. I only mentioned it there because the story …
How I Lost My Best Friend
This is a really difficult post to write. I want to tell you the story of how I lost my best friend. But before I tell you how I lost him, let me tell you how I found him in the first place. We have known each other for over 35 years. We met when …
Enlightenment
"Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it is the ocean" - Thich Nhat Hahn
Therapy at my feet
I was never a runner. Even at my peak of fitness in high school as a member of the varsity soccer team, I didn't like to run. Running a mile on the track was an unbearable task that I couldn't wait to finish. Doing a mile in under 10 minutes was a major accomplishment for …
Be a candle
"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." - The Buddha
Derek Speed 