where do your thoughts wander on (longer) runs?

Actually, my focus on good runs tends to tighten up to be right on the run: .

If I'm not stuck in a musical loop, that's pretty much where my mind goes, too. But on my last run a couple days ago, it was 45 minutes of Sharp Dressed Man samt guitar riffs ... :matey:
 
wow, that is really beautiful :)

If you like that, you might like this remix. It's also got something and the video (shot in Berlin) has something, I think:

 
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Well, it always starts out with one obsessive thought - which totally varies. But by the end of my run it becomes several obsessive thoughts - which is awesome because it's way less monotonous. I'm reading a book about running while meditating - I'm not into the good part yet. But last week I started using various mantras as I ran. Most of them were designed to kick the butt of my ego and practice keeping it from controlling my life. It worked well, actually, almost too well. Last week my mantras revolved around overcoming my profound fear of intimacy and increasing my love and acceptance of myself.
 
Most of them were designed to kick the butt of my ego and practice keeping it from controlling my life. It worked well, actually, almost too well. Last week my mantras revolved around overcoming my profound fear of intimacy and increasing my love and acceptance of myself.

Yeah - we need a little bit of ego...enough to maintain personal hygiene and to prevent us from walking up and licking random strangers (they don't take that too well...or so I'm told.) Let me know if the love/acceptance thing works - I could use a bit of that.

...and to think I spend my time mentally building a jet-powered go kart :D
 
When I run with Mike, I think about all the millions of ways I can irritate the crap out of him - and our runs are usually about two hours so I have to think up a lot! :happy: Like, sticking moss down his pants :eek: , poking his eye out with my finger :wideeyed: , biting his shoulder :mad: , wrestling:smuggrin: , drop-kicking his dog(s) across the ravine :nailbiting: !!! SO MUCH FUN!!! :playful:
 
I find that my mind tends to automatically problem solve when I'm running (or any time I'm relaxing a little and not trying to get things done.) It just makes connections that I can't make when I'm "trying" and since that is VERY useful, I look forward to it and feel like I'm sort of observing my mind from the sidelines. I find it a fascinating phenomena.
 
I find that my mind tends to automatically problem solve when I'm running (or any time I'm relaxing a little and not trying to get things done.) It just makes connections that I can't make when I'm "trying" and since that is VERY useful, I look forward to it and feel like I'm sort of observing my mind from the sidelines. I find it a fascinating phenomena.
This is me to a T. I think I relax enough while running that I quit trying so dang hard mentally, which then makes things just fall into place.
 
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When I run with Mike, I think about all the millions of ways I can irritate the crap out of him - and our runs are usually about two hours so I have to think up a lot! :happy: Like, sticking moss down his pants :eek: , poking his eye out with my finger :wideeyed: , biting his shoulder :mad: , wrestling:smuggrin: , drop-kicking his dog(s) across the ravine :nailbiting: !!! SO MUCH FUN!!! :playful:
fear of intimacy?
 
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fear of intimacy?

Generally biting people and poking their eyes out are more along the lines of BDSM...lol.

My primary parental unit, growing up, had bipolar -so all intimacy with her was an unpredictable, volatile dynamic that ultimately ended in a lot of psychological PAIN. Overtime, after too much of this, I developed a kind of "PTSD" reaction to her, and eventually generalized it to all initimate relationships. If people tried to get intimate with me (and I mean psychological intimacy moreso than physically), then they were immediately labeled DANGEROUS, by me. So I associate my parental unit, my spousal unit, some of my friendal units with volatility, unpredictability, and pain.

However - and here is the stranger part- I go through the motions of intimate relationships ONLY with people who are MORE afraid of intimacy than I am, to the point that they HATE it! They are SAFE! And they are out there!
 
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Hi Jen,

That sounds interesting - do you mind sharing title and author? :)

Hugs and kisses from a nasty hobbit :D
(don't fear intimacy - embrace it! :p)

It's called, "Running with the Mind of Meditation" by Sakyong Mipham.

Thanks a lot for the love - now I have turned to stone! :D
 
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However - and here is the stranger part- I go through the motions of intimate relationships ONLY with people who are MORE afraid of intimacy than I am, to the point that they HATE it! They are SAFE! And they are out there!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I find that extremely amusing. I always feel like you are way to huggy and intimate, of course you already know this so I think you go out of your way to make me feel uncomfortable! Lol!
 
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I find that extremely amusing. I always feel like you are way to huggy and intimate, of course you already know this so I think you go out of your way to make me feel uncomfortable! Lol!

Yup - you are a pretty good victim! ;)
 
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Oh God, Jen!

That's all so way too twisty for my poor mind.

Love as punishment???!!!
Chronic attraction to those who run away the fastest?
It makes my head hurt.
(Maybe that's why we get along so well? Aaaiiiii!!!!???)

Have a nice day!