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If You Want Simplicity, Give Up All Hope

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Cynthia M Clingan

I’ve noticed that there’s this way in which humans always seem to want to simplify life. This is a fine goal, but when it’s driven by ego or conditioning (read: the part of us that just wants everything to be … Continue reading →

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The Courage to Dare Greatly

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Cynthia M Clingan

Still thinking about those Brene Brown videos on TED, and in particular today, the one where she paraphrases Roosevelt’s “man in the arena” quote: It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man … Continue reading →

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Failure IS an Option

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Cynthia M Clingan

Last year I had started to read on Dr. Mercola’s website and in other blogs about how interval training was showing benefits beyond traditional ways of exercising. I had heard about Fartlek training’s superior ability to improve fitness for runners … Continue reading →

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Skiing Lessons

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Cynthia M Clingan

My husband and I visited Snowtrails twice this weekend in the face of impending spring temperatures. It’s a little ski “resort” in Mansfield, Ohio that we have visited several times this year. Small place, but under an hour drive, so pretty … Continue reading →

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