Comments on: Sunday morning, and the pressure’s off http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/09/sunday-morning-pressures/ The adventures of a new freelance copywriter Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark McClure http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/09/sunday-morning-pressures/comment-page-1/#comment-11022 Mark McClure Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:39:27 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=591#comment-11022 You say: "What if I took the pressure off of being perfect..." Well, whenever I think about such things, running analogies often come to mind and it seems clear there is more going on between footfalls than I can ever consciously become aware of... those trillions of cell laboratories going like the clappers to keep the juice flowing, sinews/muscles smoothly flexing and stretching, continuous CO2-O2 exchanges so the system isn't poisoned, visual coordinates being rapidly updated and tracked... and a very subtle balance mechanism making sure I don't fall on my a$se. lol And we worry about pressure!! :-) The greatest secret might be to see that not only running 1/2 marathons but all of a person's life has the same miraculous processes built in - a custom-made kitchen of the mind (you can learn to cook, can't you?!) Anyway, congrats on the PR (we say PB across the pond) and go eat a cupcake or 2. You say: “What if I took the pressure off of being perfect…”

Well, whenever I think about such things, running analogies often come to mind and it seems clear there is more going on between footfalls than I can ever consciously become aware of…

those trillions of cell laboratories going like the clappers to keep the juice flowing, sinews/muscles smoothly flexing and stretching, continuous CO2-O2 exchanges so the system isn’t poisoned, visual coordinates being rapidly updated and tracked… and a very subtle balance mechanism making sure I don’t fall on my a$se. lol

And we worry about pressure!! :-)

The greatest secret might be to see that not only running 1/2 marathons but all of a person’s life has the same miraculous processes built in – a custom-made kitchen of the mind (you can learn to cook, can’t you?!)

Anyway, congrats on the PR (we say PB across the pond) and go eat a cupcake or 2.

]]> By: Ingrid http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/09/sunday-morning-pressures/comment-page-1/#comment-11008 Ingrid Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:41:50 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=591#comment-11008 I'm glad you found your stride!ha ha ha It's nice to have a leisurely day, and sometimes you are very productive when things keep going your way. Sometimes I hit a great stride at work, and when I stop I realized I just worked through 6 hours and got so much done. Okay, so I am not sure how that sounded, good or bad that I worked 6 hours and did not realize the time? Oh well... I’m glad you found your stride!ha ha ha
It’s nice to have a leisurely day, and sometimes you are very productive when things keep going your way.
Sometimes I hit a great stride at work, and when I stop I realized I just worked through 6 hours and got so much done.
Okay, so I am not sure how that sounded, good or bad that I worked 6 hours and did not realize the time? Oh well…

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