Kristin Armstrong Quotes
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The time I spend in the morning - praying, sipping coffee, and coming up with my list - is a ritual I relish. I have done it for so long now that I subconsciously measure whether or not the things I'm doing match with what I should be doing, what I want to be doing, and the life I want to live.
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I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my body, and the thoughts running through my mind. Everything is clearer, heightened.
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Sometimes when we have so much going on, it's easy to forsake the things that seem like personal luxuries - for example, our morning run. But it isn't a luxury at all, when it is the thing that allows us and empowers us to face everything else.
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Pause today and notice something you have worked hard on and recognize yourself for it. Acknowledge your effort.
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The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know.
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One of the best things about good mothers is that they remind their children to take care of themselves.
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The things I write about are the things that I am passionate about, interested in, and fighting for in my life.
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As my children leave the protected parameters of the bay called childhood and enter the wavier seas of adolescence, I'm starting to get seasick.
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When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.
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Real connection and intimacy is like a meal, not a sugar fix.
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Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.
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I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace.
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I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings I know is feeling truly free.
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I run hills anytime I really have to think.
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No matter who is watching or paying the paycheck, we are ultimately each our own boss.
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Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want.
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Runners and yogis are alike in lots of ways, and not just because some of us need yoga to unkink what running jams. Runners and yogis are also alike because of this tortoise shell idea, this 'home' we can access inside ourselves.
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Circumstances in life often take us places that we never intended to go. We visit some places of beauty, others of pain and desolation.