Strenuous Wholeness
CategorySomething about breakneck speed*
Back in the days when I was closer to fit and thrifty than fit and fifty, I rode my dodgy purple Indi 500 up a long hill to a bike shop in..
Something about realignment
I’ve been seeing a physiotherapist. She is great. I think she’s a nice person.
This opinion continues from the moment I walk into the s..
Something about lying on the bathroom floor
“ God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction”
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Something about blessing and writing
Last Sunday morning, we had a ‘Blessing of the Writers’ at The Big Table. If you’ve never heard of one of those, fret not – neither had we..
Something about rhythm and flow
Athletes talk about ‘flow’ – a place where the hard, effortful, yet possible, becomes rhythmic and natural.
Sometimes, a runner will ru..
Something about living the dream
Sitting with my dad on his Riviera 40, we relax on the blue velvet waters of the Swan River, enjoying the shimmer of the city and the back..
Something about breaking camp from Mount Regret
The Israelites loved a good walk. For years they wandered the desert – a pillar of cloud by day, a pillar of fire by night. I’ve always im..
Something about reconfiguring
In one of the outtakes of the running documentary, ‘Running the Sahara’, a central character is chatting with the producer, Matt Damon.
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Something about Circus Maximus
Any fleet-footed tour of Rome would be incomplete without some laps of Circus Maximus. The first time I travelled to Rome, it was one of m..
Something about Kings Park and McGillivray Oval
Kings Park and McGillivray Oval made me some kind of strong. Not the strongest, but strong.
There are many kinds of strength. The work ..