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Hello rundeepers,
Happy Fall y'all! This often is the time of year I curl up in my sweater with a cup of coffee and put the "pin to paper." This article was written from close personal experience of how family relationships can be difficult to deal with at times. I hope this helps you in your journey.
Click here to read it.
Ramey Miller
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Hi rundeepers,
I've recently started writing for www.lifegoalsmag.com. Checkout my articles, with my first one discussing how to pick and choose clients. Enjoy it by clicking here to read it.
Cheers,
Ramey Miller
Hi rundeepers!
rundeep will be tabling the 5k Race for Justice, hosted by the Santa Barbara County Bar Foundation, April 2, 2016 at Leadbetter Beach. We will be there at 7:30am. Come support us!
Sign up for the race through the link below under the rundeep group and learn more about the foundation.
http://www.active.com/santa-barbara-ca/running/distance-running-races/race-for-justice-2016-21113125?int
Thank you so much for your support!
Cheers,
Moriah, Co-Leader
Hi rundeepers!
Here's a summary of the 2/6/16 meetup from "Daring Greatly," by Brene Brown.
Motivational reading: "Art, among all other tidy categories, most closely resembles what it is like to be human. To be alive. It is our nature to be imperfect. To have uncategorized feelings and emotions. To make and do things that doesn't sometimes necessarily make sense. It releases us from the expectation of perfection."
Focus topic: When can you give yourself "art" time? Do you need more? Do you need less?
See you Saturday!
Presently,
Ramey
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Hi rundeepers!
We enjoyed spending time together on Saturday (from 1/30/16 rundeep meetup group)! Below is a summary of the reading from a book called, "Compassion," by Henri Nouwen from chapter 5.
Motivational Reading: "Living in the world as objects alienates us from it. Living in the world by hidenness and compassion unites us with it because it allows us to discover the world in the center of our being."
Focus topic: Our deepest struggles and pains help shape us. Our moments of solitude and meditation help us stay compassionate with others creating empathetic human inner connections.
Practice compassion and empathy this week with others, and when you're feeling overwhelmed, confused, or stressed, go within to that inner connected place and practice it with yourself.
Presently,
Ramey
Photo credit to Vani Alana Saccoccio Winick.
Hi rundeepers!
Here's a summary of the readings for yesterday's rundeep meetup. We hope you join us next Saturday! I read from "The Next Chapter of Your Life," written by a variety of authors.
Motivational reading:
"Although it takes tremendous courage to change old thought patters, we can help ourselves do so by adopting the little engine's phrase, "I think I can, I think I can," when we feel helpless or overwhelmed. Keeping our self-talk empowering, not panic producing, helps us do what we want to do and enhances our peace of mind immeasurably." -Sue Patton Thoele
"All you can do is all you can do, but all you can do is enough." -A.L. Williams
Focus Topic: Break down your goals, and talk positively to yourself when you feel overwhelmed
See you next week!
Ramey
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Hi rundeepers!
Happy New Year! I hope your five days of 2016 have been curious, present, and loving. My roommate gave me a birthday present that met me where I was during that time of my life. She gave me a book called, "The Next Chapter of Your Life," by Douglas Pagels.
1/2/2015 rundeep meetup recap:
Motivational Reading: "People spend more time planning for a vacation than they do planning for what they want in life. To effectively plan for success, you must be clear about your goals, map a route to reach them, set short-term goals, and schedule time to pursue them." -Connie Palladino, PhD
"Count your blessings, not your troubles. You'll make it through whatever comes along, Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong." -Douglas Pagels
Focus Topic: Set clear goals you want to achieve in this new year, new day
If you aren't a self-disciplined person, hire me to help you set your goals, follow-up, share resources, and encourage you along your journey.
Cheers!
Ramey Miller
Hi rundeepers!
We had a relaxing and fun run Saturday morning! I read from "The Attentive Life," by Leighton Ford. This is a quote from John Wesley, a theologian.
Motivational reading: "Thou, the brightest of the eternal glory, unto to thee is my heart, though without a word, my silence speaketh unto thee."
Focus topic: There are times when it's best to just be silent because your presence and actions will speak for themselves.
See you in 2016, since the next time we will be meeting is Saturday, January 2nd!
*I’m running a special on running or life coaching session until 12/31/15. You can 3 one hour sessions for the price of one, $75, worth $225 total! Email me if interested at rundeep805@gmail.com
Happy New Year!
Ramey
Hi rundeepers!
Here's a recap from yesterdays meetup. These are my journal notes from a retreat I went to a few years ago.
Motivational reading: We are more beautiful after the glass is shattered and put back together, making a more beautiful piece of art.
Focus Topic: What are you hiding from, and why? How can you be seen as the beautiful piece of art that you are?
Interested in the San Francisco Rock'n'Roll Half Marathon? Click below to read about it! http://bit.ly/1lGA5fI
*I’m running a special on Running or Life Coaching session until 12/31/15. You can 3 one hour sessions for the price of one, $75, worth $225 total! Email me if interested at rundeep805@gmail.com.
Ramey
www.rundeep.info
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
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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Hi rundeepers!
We had a very hot, but memorable (pun intended) run today (10/10/15 at 8:30am).
Motivational reading: research states that regular aerobic exercise changes the brain to improve memory and thinking skills
Focus topic: test the theory, see if you are sharper after aerobic exercise
Click here to read about the research.
Presently,
Ramey
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
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
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
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
Did you know that running can improve your memory? Checkout this interesting article: http://n.pr/1JCsI1B.
