Meditations

Posted: July 25, 2013 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, friends, happiness, health, hope, kindness, life, love, lululemon, Margaret Fuller, meditation, Meditations, motivation, musings, nature, passion, Poem, Poetry, yoga | 6 Comments

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The clouds are marshalling across the sky,

Leaving their deepest tints upon yon range

Of soul-alluring hills. The breeze comes softly,

Laden with tribute that a hundred orchards

Now in their fullest blossom send, in thanks

For this refreshing shower. The birds pour forth

In heightened melody the notes of praise

They had suspended while God’s voice was speaking,

And his eye flashing down upon his world.

I sigh, half-charmed, half-pained. My sense is living,

And, taking in this freshened beauty, tells

Its pleasure to the mind. The mind replies,

And strives to wake the heart in turn, repeating

Poetic sentiments from many a record

Which other souls have left, when stirred and satisfied

By scenes as fair, as fragrant. But the heart

Sends back a hollow echo to the call

Of outward things, — and its once bright companion,

Who erst would have been answered by a stream

Of life-fraught treasures, thankful to be summoned, —

Can now rouse nothing better than this echo;

Unmeaning voice, which mocks their softened accents.

Content thee, beautiful world! and hush, still busy mind!

My heart hath sealed its fountains. To the things

Of Time they shall be oped no more. Too long,

Too often were they poured forth: part have sunk

Into the desert; part profaned and swollen

By bitter waters, mixed by those who feigned

They asked them for refreshment, which, turned back,

Have broken and o’erflowed their former urns.

So when ye talk of pleasure, lonely world,

And busy mind, ye ne’er again shall move me

To answer ye, though still your calls have power

To jar me through, and cause dull aching here.

No so the voice which hailed me from the depths

Of yon dark-bosomed cloud, now vanishing

Before the sun ye greet. It touched my centre,

The voice of the Eternal, calling me

To feel his other worlds; to feel that if

I could deserve a home, I still might find it

In other spheres, — and bade me not despair,

Though ‘want of harmony’ and ‘aching void’

Are terms invented by the men of this,

Which I may not forget.

In former times

I loved to see the lightnings flash athwart

The stooping heavens; I loved to hear the thunder

Call to the seas and mountains; for I thought

‘Tis thus man’s flashing fancy doth enkidle

The firmament of mind; ‘tis thus his eloquence

Calls unto the soul’s depths and heights; and still

I defied the creature, nor remembered

The Creator in his works.

Ah now how different!

The proud delight of that keen sympathy

Is gone; no longer riding on the wave,

But whelmed beneath it: my own plans and works,

Or, as the Scriptures phrase it, my ’inventions’

No longer interpose ‘twist me and Heaven.

Today, for the first time, I felt the Deity,

And uttered prayer on hearing thunder. This

Must be thy will, — for finer, higher spirits

Have gone through this same process, — yet I think

There was religion in that strong delight,

Those sounds, those thoughts of power imparted. True,

I did not say, ‘He is the Lord thy God,’

But I had feeling of his essence. But

‘’Twas pride by which the angels fell.’ So be it!

But O, might I but see a little onward!

Father, I cannot be a spirit of power;

May I be active as a spirit of love,

Since thou hast ta’en me from that path which Nature

Seemed to appoint, O, deign to ope another,

Where I may walk with thought and hope assured;

‘Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief!’

Had I but faith like that which fired Novalis,

I too could bear that the heart ‘fall in ashes,’

While the freed spirit rises from beneath them,

With heavenward-look, and Phoenix-plumes upsoaring!

– Margaret Fuller

Hello My Old Heart

Posted: July 24, 2013 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, exercise, family, fitness, free range, Freinds, freshly pressed, friends, gluten free, happiness, health, Heart, hipster, hope, jogging, kindness, life, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, motivation, musings, nature, Omaha, paleo, passion, pilates, running, trail running, whole foods, WOD, yoga | 10 Comments

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure-

We all have dreams and aspirations. Most of our dreams are left to the dark confines of our mind(s), acting only as seemingly unattainable realities that are nice to think about one busy summer morning in July,a means to escape the daily reality we find ourselves in, right now.

Does it have to be this way?

Each one of us has the incredible ability, the unwavering will and desire that can be a driving force for attaining the most amazing dreams and aspirations we can possible dream up. Why settle for anything less than the life you imagined for yourself?

It doesn’t have to be this way…it doesn’t have to be this way at all.

When we realize the barrier to living our lives in a way (our way) that we feel would make us content and happy sits comfortably between our ears, our own mind? We toss aside the self-imposed limits, socialistic norms, expectations of others!

I want to live my dreams – my life and chase away the doubts that burden me!

Notes:

Why settle for anything less this on this beautiful morning than that which brings you incredible joy, ecstasy, and happiness … Today, tomorrow and forever?

The General Specific

Posted: July 23, 2013 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, failure, freshly pressed, happiness, health, hipster, kindness, life, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, musings, natural, nature, Omaha, passion, perspective, pilates, running, success, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga | 13 Comments

There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else-

We’re taught early in life that deep, passionate joy – love, can be found if we follow our most intense desires. It turns out though that these desire(s) are frequently pushing us into a personal hell. A hell riddled with loss, injury and suffering at every turn.

Since I started to explore my path towards developing a real – tangible joy, a healthy love of life. I learned that taking the time to explore failure and learning how to understand the subtle differences between success and failure is paramount. How many of us have started new fitness routines, taken up yoga or running with a sense of new hope, finding a new love … Only to find that they lead us right back to the pains we’ve experienced time and time before?

Many of us has taken center stage and acted out our personal “myth of lost love found.” The attributes of our failures, success and desires are unique to each one of us, these attributes are deep, personal and must be explored and understood if we wish not to repeat them … Farther down our amazing path(s) in life

Notes:

If you walk away after reading patiently this morning, carrying one single thought throughout the rest of the afternoon , it would be this: Follow your heart exclusively. I believe this to be the kindest path to love.

Wide Eyes

Posted: July 22, 2013 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: biking, cycling, exercise, family, fitness, GONG Ride, Gravel Rides, happiness, health, life, love, musings, natural, nature, nebraska, Omaha, passion | 16 Comments

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences-

Wanting to get out there, on the road and sharing the adventure with other people is something that I believe each one of us has in common …

This past Saturday night, with the sun softly setting over Omaha, NE . A group of passionate riders took to the moon lit gravel roads, sharing a sense of adventure …

The GONG Ride is a self supported, nighttime, gravel road ride that occurs each July “somewhere” around Omaha, NE. Instead of writing some painfully long and bloviated post on why you should delve deeper into seeking out and exploring local events? I’ll let the pictures that follow do the work for me.

I would to take a moment once again to thank the organizers and sponsors that made this truly brilliant event possible, Thank you!

To show your support, learn a bit more about the ride and to see more pictures, feel free to head on over to the GONG Ride Facebook Page.

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Posted: July 19, 2013 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, freshly pressed, happiness, health, Heart, hipster, kindness, life, love, lululemon, lust, marathon, meditation, motivation, musings, natural, Omaha, passion, pilates, pride, running, Struggle, Touch, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga | 6 Comments

I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched-

What could possibly call into question every small way that I interact with my surroundings? Years ago I would had been surprised, shocked at what was happening to me, not today, not anymore.

This brilliant morning, while the sun gently warms my skin, I am deeply aware of how non-violence has been completely woven into the fabric of my being. Over the years I have unprotected myself, repeatedly injured myself, sufficiently enough to feel the love of protection and with it, the drawing down of my truly nonviolent options.

This morning, I am stronger than the day before …

By early morning light, I discover peace, inner sustenance – purpose to soften the compression of violence that once defined me, to fully expose my heart to others, to find intention, to love. At night, when I drift away and my conscious mind is no longer present, the deep structure of protection takes center stage again … My sleep is disrupted, defined, brilliant. I realize that I have yet to make full contact with the deepest vulnerability hidden within the warmth of protection.

Notes:

I struggle in this vulnerable moment to find a deeper understanding of peace, non-violence and not choosing to protect myself all those painful years ago. I fully realize that I have yet to experience tenderness toward the act of protecting.

Take care and be well this weekend.

CultFit

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