Eat Your Spinach !

" I'm Popeye the sailor man , I'm Popeye the sailor man , I'm strong to the finich , 'cause I eats me spinach ,

I'm Popeye the sailor man".

I enjoy learning things about nutrition etc. , things that may help me be a little healthier & maybe run just a little bit longer ( in life , not faster ! ) , so I have been discussing "eats" w/ some friends.

We @ the NWSC/KTR logged 23 miles yesterday , a "plod" as I often refer to it ...but thank God the last one for this marathon. I (we) have been running a month now w/o our founding member.....I miss him dearly.

He & his wife have been away , while she recovers from surgery ..a long battle w/ Ulcerative Coloitis. She is doing well...a runner ...she will be back.

My friend's wife has had a hard time , but guess what...w/ some exercise & some proper nutrition , she is gettin' "strong to the finich" ! We are thankful indeed !

My point is this....if you are able & willing ....exercise & eat properly as often as you can. I am not a dietician , however I am witnessing what is happening as my friend's wife gets stronger !

You will feel better , look better ( well some of ya' !) ...but most of all your quality of life will improve over the long haul .

But don't forget the "Bread of Life" & oh yeah......eat your spinach ( or yogurt ! )

Take care of yourself...there are people that are countin' on ya' to "lace 'em up" & "KTR "!!!

1 Timothy 4:8 ; Physical exercise has some value , but spiritual exercise is much more important , for it promises a reward in both this life & the next .

Don't Do As I Do , Do As I Say !

Oh my goodness...how many of us can recite that phrase from childhood , even adulthood ? I can say from my experience , that I have been well versed in the area of "all talk & no do" !

This was made even more apparent to me this past week...humor me while I give you some history from the week.

I received a few compliments last week , ( thanks Chuck , Sean & Deb) on my previous entry of the "Runnin' Redneck". I appreciate those very much , but quite frankly I folded under my own tent a few weeks ago & it caught up w/ me ! I am not going in to details (sorry nosey people!) , but suffice it to say , I was "called out" about giving accolades to folks.

So what am I going to do about it ? I admit it is hard for me sometimes...I only want to say nice things to certain people & not so nice things to those w/ whom I think that I can "get away w/ it".

So I confess...thanks to those that made me aware not only of what I said , but of the pressure of being a world class blogger w/ a following in the hundreds of thousands ! Ok, so I stretched it a bit !

Anyway , I say that to say this...sometimes it is "one step foward & two steps back" for me , but I am intent on improving all the while as I fail. Thanks to you whom complimented "the blog" & also thanks for constructive criticism...you know even I need it every now & then !


Proverbs 9:7-10; Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get a smart retort. Anyone who rebukes the wicked , will get hurt. So don't bother rebuking mockers; they will only hate you. But the wise; when rebuked , will love you all the more. Teach the wise, & they will be wiser. Teach the righteous & they will learn more.