Top 62 Kristin Armstrong Quotes
#1. There is something magical about running; after a certain distance, it transcends the body. Then a bit further, it transcends the mind. A bit further yet, and what you have before you, laid bare, is the soul.
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#2. We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying; jumping in or climbing down, a direct approach or a delay, joyful or miserable, a spirit of adventure, or God help me, get this thing over with.
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#5. Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.
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#8. Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.
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#9. I love the thought of not knowing how things will turn out but the willingness to invest anyway.
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#10. We can thank God for everything good, and all the rest we don't comprehend yet.
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#11. Running fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can be pulled. Running reconnects the soul to the source, inspiring hope and creativity.
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#12. To me, there is no greater way to achieve clarity than to run alone, or share miles with a trusted friend.
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#13. Running fills the cup that has to pour out for others. Running feeds the soul that has a responsibility to nourish. Running sets the anchor that limits the drift of the day. Running clears the mind that has a myriad of challenges to solve. Running tends to the self so that selfishness can subside.
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#14. I realize that I am typically vulnerable only when and where and how much it suits me. I can choose my writer words and even go back and edit.
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#15. Before I got divorced, I was personally unfamiliar with trial, or at least trial of serious, heart-wrenching proportions. I figured that life went smoothly if you tried hard, and if you messed up, or things weren't working out, you just tried harder.
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#16. No matter who is watching or paying the paycheck, we are ultimately each our own boss.
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#17. We postpone the finality of heartbreak by clinging to hope. Though this might be acceptable during early or transitional stages of grief, ultimately it is no way to live. We need both hands free to embrace life and accept love, and that's impossible if one hand has a death grip on the past.
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#18. Life is too sweet and too short to express our affection with just our thumbs. Touch is meant for more than a keyboard.
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#19. 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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#20. 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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#21. Perhaps love's greatest gift
that it is indeed unconditional
is also its greatest curse.
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#22. When it comes down to it, determination has a greater impact than giftedness.
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#23. Whatever you may be missing right now - a person, a place, a feeling, maybe you are injured and missing running - whatever it is, have peace and take heart - remember that any goodbye makes room for a hello.
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#24. 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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#25. 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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#26. That's what our training is for, we practice not panicking, we practice breathing, we practice looking directly at the thing that scares us until we stop flinching, we practice overriding our Can't.
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#27. I never imagined that divorce would be part of my life history or my family's legacy. When people say that divorce can be more painful than death, I understand why. But like any great trial, God uses everything for good, if we allow Him to heal us.
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#28. Thank God for running. It is the ultimate detox for me, whether my poison is bubbles, a foul mood, or a bad attitude. If I combat inertia, get out, and get moving, eventually every kind of toxin works its way out.
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#29. When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.
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#30. Sweat has the power to end a pity party in such a way that even the hostess is happy.
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#31. If you stopped yourself every single time you were about to say, "I have to" and changed it to "I get to," it might change your entire experience.
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#32. Runners, by nature, are intentional people and normally pretty light on our feet.
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#33. I avoid the carwash when I think it might rain anytime in the near future, which means I drive around the majority of the time in a pollen and bird poop covered car. This presents a stand off between Neat Freakshow and Practical Pennypincher, and Neat Freak usually triumphs. And then it rains.
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#35. One of the best things about good mothers is that they remind their children to take care of themselves.
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#36. It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities.
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#37. Parents walk a fine line between discipline and grace - values have to hold even when circumstances change or call for compromise or compassion. It's the ultimate challenge to be both firm and fluid, soft and strong, yielding yet rock solid.
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#38. I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.
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#39. 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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#40. Take care of yourself. Eat well, rest, train hard and smart, make time to think and breathe. Be intentional with your time.
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#41. Every year, I appreciate life more because of the deeper understanding of what it took to get this far.
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#45. 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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#46. 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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#47. 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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#48. Running has taken me in, and continues to comfort, heal and challenge me in all kinds of magical ways. I am not a 'good runner' because I am me. I am a good 'me' because I am a runner.
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#49. I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don't want to shrink back just because something isn't easy. I want to push back, and make more room in the area between I can't and I can.
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#50. 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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#51. I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace.
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#52. 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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#53. When the seasons shift, even the subtle beginning, the scent of a promised change, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it is, it's welcome.
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#54. When I forget who I am, I remind myself by finding my stride. I remember that I am strong, free, and loved, and that with God's help I can weather whatever comes.
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#55. Circumstances in life often take us places that we never intended to go. We visit some places of beauty, others of pain and desolation.
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#56. Pause today and notice something you have worked hard on and recognize yourself for it. Acknowledge your effort.
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#57. In the midst of regular life, running is the touchstone that breathes adventure into my soul.
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#58. It's easy to lose sight of God when life is sweet and easy, but there is something awesome about despair, and it is the closeness of God when we are at our weakest.
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#59. Freedom is not the absence of obligation or restraint, but the freedom of movement within healthy, chosen parameters.
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#60. If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive.
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#61. 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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