The Joyful Warrior Blog
Life’s challenges often have us ping-ponging between seeking happiness and strength. This blog is here to help you balance the two and help you laugh while you do. (All coming from someone who had PTSD, told jokes for a living, and will definitely never have typoos).
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Joyful Resilience in Action
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The Amazing Pilgrimage Hike You’ve Never Heard Of
People often find that pain and laughter go hand in hand. That was certainly the case on day two barefoot on the trail when I struggled for 6.5 miles and over 1.7k altitude gain. After the cold water dip and undulating hills of day one, I thought I was ready to take on day two. Little did I know day two would be the day that helped me re-realize the importance of rest and staying open minded.
Pain and Laughter
People often find that pain and laughter go hand in hand. That was certainly the case on day two barefoot on the trail when I struggled for 6.5 miles and over 1.7k altitude gain. After the cold water dip and undulating hills of day one, I thought I was ready to take on day two. Little did I know day two would be the day that helped me re-realize the importance of rest and staying open minded.
After Grit Comes Grace
Life is full of challenges and sometimes we harden ourselves in response. So how can you balance grit and grace? Overcoming, and accepting?
As I close my time on the Kumano Kodo trail (finally with shoes on after two days barefoot) I think about the values our culture places on grit while attempting to balance goodness and joy.
A Pace of Mind
For as long as I can remember I’ve hated running. It hurts. It’s dumb. I’m slow, and a lifetime of competitive martial arts makes me associate it with dropping weight for tournaments, hangry and anxious. When I was growing up, I had the annual opportunity to watch the fittest humans on the planet pushing beyond limits of capability in oh-so-glorious glistening sweat, 8-pack abs, and legs as chiseled as Mt. Rushmore when I volunteered to hand out water and vaseline at the official Ironman competition in Kailua Kona, Hawaii.