Running and Spirituality (Read 1233 times)

That has to be one of the funnier Van Halen tracks... ahhh yeahh...yeahheaheahwooowooyeahheayahhea, woooo ahhyeahhaha one more time, or whatever he says...

I live my life like there's no tomorrow All I have, I had to steal Least I don't need to beg or borrow I'm living at a pace that kills Great lyrics stick in your mind for years and years! Now I have to pull out my old dusty Van Halen cassettes cause this song is now stuck in my mind.

For me running is a spiritual experience when I do it alone. I try to clear my mind and be present in the activity of running. I see what is around me. I smell the smells. I hear the sounds. I sense the living world around me and my movement through it without naming it. I feel the interconnectedness of everything. In those moments of I sometimes can feel the presence and am at one with it. Running requires concentration sometimes (when you are running intensely or for a long time)... which forces you to concentrate on what you are doing. So great becomes the level of concentration that the mental chatter becomes nonexistant. Running for me is an easy way to achieve mental stillness. Within that mental stillness I am able to connect with God.

I find nothing connects me spiritually better than running. I run in ther country..especially as the sun is coming up and really SEE the beauty of the world. I'm pretty slow so I have plenty of time to watch the scenery and feel grateful that I have a beautiful world, a strong body, a good family and the luxury to appreciate it Whatever spirituality means to you, there is plenty of time to pray, meditate, reflect, appreciate, and give thanks on a long run

I remember a time when these forums were about Running.

I remember that. Vaguely. But now I learn about garlic, Van Halen, oil spills, global warming, and organic tofu. So it's almost as good. And much more helpful when watching Jeopardy.