Understanding Gratitude

Hi rundeepers,

Happy Halloween! First of all, I'm very grateful for all of you. We learned about the long-lasting benefits of being grateful.

I read from UCSB's The Bottom Line's newspaper, article "Understanding Gratitude." Click here to read the article.

Motivational reading: Gratitude rewards generosity and maintains the cycle of healthy social behaviors and when people increase their show of gratitude, can contribute to stronger immune systems, lower blood sugar, increase overall optimism and joy, creating fewer feelings of isolation and loneliness.

Focus Topic: Write down three things you're grateful for each day, and express your appreciation for others

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Ramey

rundeep for the Turkey Trot on 11/21

Hi rundeepers!

There's a 5k/10k coming up and I'd love to train with you! We'll train each Saturday until the race. Here are the details:

10K 9:30am, 5K Run/Walk 9:35 am • UCSB – Benefits Chad Briner Student Professional Development Fund & the AS Foodbank. Trail run along lagoon island & West Campus. Awards/raffle prizes, free Woodstock’s pizza. Bring donations for AS Foodbank. UCSB Recreational Sports, Brenda Lear • (805) 893-5226 • brenda.lear@essr.ucsb.edu • gauchosplay.com

Sign up here. 

We will incorporate mind, body, soul goals as we train. I look forward to training with you!

Presently,

Ramey
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You are Worthy

Hi rundeepers,

On Saturday (9/26/15) we read from "Disciplines for the Inner Life," by Bob Benson, Sr., specifically from chapter 6 on Solitude.

"In solitude we can slowly unmask the illusion of our possessiveness and discover in the center, but what is given to us. It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having, and that we are worth more than the result of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.

Focus Topic: You are worthy no matter how much effort you make: none, little, or a lot.

Presently,

Ramey

Be Present

Hi rundeepers!

If you missed the meetup today, here's the motivational reading and focus topic:

Reading from Getting to Yes with Yourself by William Ury, page 94-95:

"Being fully present-being in the zone-they can surrender to the moment and play their best. Former sprinter Mark Richardson, talking about his experience of being in the zone as a runner explains: It's a very strange feeling. It's as if time slows down and you see everything so clearly. You just know that everything about your technique is spot on. It just feels so effortless; it's almost as if you're floating across the track. Every muscle, every fiber every sinew, is working in complete harmony and the end product is that you run fantastically well." 

Focus topic: Try being obervant, present on your runs in the next two weeks

Presently,

Ramey

Run Free Movie Premiere Tuesday

Buy your tickets for the Run Free Movie Premiere happening tomorrow!

The feature-length documentary is about ultra-running legend Micah True. Better known as Caballo Blanco – the White Horse – True, was the focal character of Christopher McDougall’s 2009 best-selling book “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen” about the Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico.

Tickets are $12 in advance here or $15 at the door the night of the show.

Where: Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA, SB Jr. High

When: Tuesday, September 8th at 7pm

Click here for more details.

Look for the rundeep booth before the movie starts and say hello!

Presently,

Ramey

Hope is A Cognitive Process, Not an Emotion

8/29/15 rundeep motivational reading "Daring Greatly," written by Brene Brown, from chapter 7, page 239, concepts by C.R. Snyder's research on hope

Focus Topic: Understand that hope isn't an emotion, but a cognitive process. Emotions play a supporting role, but hope is a thought process, onc which can be reprogrammed from negative to positive. 

Hope happens when:

1. We have the ability to set realistic goals.
-I know where I want to go.

2. We are able to figure out how to achieve those goals, including the ability to stay flexible and develop alternative routes .
-I know how to get there, I'm persistent, and I tolerate dissapointment and try again.

3. We believe in ourselves.
-I I can do this!

Try this cognitive thought process by following the three steps and report back in two weeks!

Presently,

Ramey