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in order to win, one had to realize that winning didn’t matter.
It’s not the losing that defines us. It’s how we lose. It’s what we do afterward.
An ultrarunner needs a finish line to stay sane, but if it obsesses him, he’s doomed.
Pilgrims seeking bliss carry water and chop wood, and they’re simple things, too, but if they’re approached with mindfulness and care, with attention to the present and humility, they can provide a portal to transcendence. They can illuminate the path leading to something larger than ourselves.
A plate filled with guacamole and dinosaur kale will not deliver anyone from sorrow.
