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PERFORMANCE: A Thursday Ride

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FROM: The Cycling Journal Project

After riding today I feel, I don’t know what to think/feel. New territory on today’s ride. I had a big “hill work” yesterday – the Wednesday ride.

It was epic for me, as I allow myself to trust my “Olympic Athlete” aspect. In fact, it was the first time I had such a ride since my spiritual deconstruction began eight years ago. Damn! I’m slow to manifest. I cannot say, “learner” because I already always knew; I was just reluctant to allow, Trust.

Sad really, because I always had a great deal of gratitude for how my sports served me with regards to structuring and disciplining my life. But let’s face it: most of how I integrated the opportunity an athletic life afforded me, I just distorted with anxiety. I conjured up from what little self-worth I may have had to being able to say, “I trained today”, “what I trained that day”, and “how I trained that day”.

(Lots of debris being cleared as I embark on this project, this passion I have with sports).

Thursday feels a bit like a no man’s land in the training week (so let your Divinity take over! “No-man” – ha-ha!) What I mean is– after a big Wednesday Ride – clear what is Wednesdays’ purpose. Yet, prior to an active recovery ride – Friday? Friday, I know what that is; furthermore, Saturday is understood – the peak day of the week, a peak week this week/month! Again, clear. Monday, Tuesday – clear and much appreciated.

So, Thursday – what is it? I don’t want to overdo it after the midweek “hill work” on Wednesday. I surmised: why not make Thursday more like a Tuesday ride: not intense or aggressive, smart, take what the course gives you and choose gears wisely, without ego, attack nothing, saving it for Wednesday; just put the time/miles in to benefit the big picture but not take away from the big picture: Wednesday’s hill work, Saturday’s Peak, indeed, the whole building period of 3 to 4 weeks.

But it felt like maybe something more could or can happen on Thursday due to the recovery ride on Friday. My solution for now: spin more on Thursday – a spin day – high RPMs with a couple/a few higher-ish intervals.


Loop:

After writing about my Thursday ride, I feel my Humanity sure gets comfy, nay – refuses to act if not for the ease brought on by a clear understanding and definition to endeavor on, with ease, the expectations and allow more. Paradox! I think my Divinity both appreciates and supports it! There is a feeling of Freedom, a focus too, from settling the mind with a clear purpose (more to come on that).

LEADERSHIP: Holding Space with Shaumbra

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Shaumbra® – The name used by Tobias, Adamus and others for a specific group of humans going through the process of awakening and Realization. According to Tobias, the term originated during the times of Yeshua ben Joseph (Jesus), when people – many of them Essenes – would gather for secret spiritual meetings. Loosely translated in old … Read more

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: What Gives?

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FROM: The School of Entrepreneurship Project ~ a dialog with Eric Worre Over due, my friend. If anyone on the planet, can do this, you can. Channel YOU! You’ve always been an expert at taking valuable, new information, shaping it to fit your life and applying it in service to others. That’s it, by the … Read more

ENERGY: It’s Been a While…

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FROM: an open-ended writing session – The New Energy School Project – transcribed to verse – I wrote this in the Fall of 2019 while I was back in the classroom again, teaching in the inner City of Detroit at a fine arts academy… Still running scared into the New Consciousness? Afraid to leave an … Read more

ENERGY: Ohm!

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FROM: The Office Management (“OM”)Project (New Energy School/Entrepreneurship) ~ a Catalog Writing session After spending 30 minutes engaged in office/space management, I must say, it triggered anxiety, yet I forged on through it. Writing will be an opportunity to honestly address the trigger, the emotional response to the “permission slip” – space management. I know … Read more

ENERGY: Gaia Now Gone

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FROM: The New Energy School Project ~ a dialog with Gaia (one of the four tools from our Writing Workshop One) ~ transcribed into verse Shut it. We are gone, and we never left. We will always be here. Shit. Paradox, I should have known. Nothing new. A pattern for me of late. Divine Masters … Read more

WRITING: Permission

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FROM: The Companion Book to Writing Workshop Two Project ~ a dialog with Sr. Christian (one of the four tools from our Writing Workshop One) ~ transcribed into verse This is regarding writing workshop two, just to dial myself in, focus. Yes, lots we could cover. We don’t bother asking, our audience won’t interfere with … Read more

WRITING: Create Space

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FROM: The Class Guide to Writing Workshop One “…we will share details about the space where we prefer to create.  For example:  a quiet room with soft music playing, by candle light, outdoors, a busy place in public or a combination.  Regardless of what we prefer, it is now important to create space to check-in … Read more

LEADERSHIP: On Unity

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COMMENTARY On the Question of UNITY: The Constitution of the United States.  It unites the world, it’s what an agreement of principles, which empowers people, always accomplishes.  A community is defined as a group of people with a shared value system.  It’s what we allow groups to realize on day one of our Leadership Development/Team … Read more

ENERGY: Earthen Stove

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FROM: “The New Energy School Project” ~ a dialog with art (dialog: one of the four tools of our Writing Workshop One) …We Already know. We simply, Due to self worth, Won’t remind ourselves, With a permission slip, One we enjoy… …To remember… We are Consciousness, Realizing itself In the context      of An old … Read more