Category: Inspiration
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The process is what makes the whole more than the parts
By Jay Hiller, February 1, 2023 Photo by ian dooley on Unsplash I was watching a physical therapist, Athena Oden, lecture today on child development. It was pretty good, a main point being that developmentally we’re made up of systems that are all interrelated. She had this analogy that very few people would enjoy a…
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I’m back.
By Jay Hiller, January 27, 2022 Photo by Clemens van Lay on Unsplash It turns out, all I needed was a break. Writing a blog post a day, even on a topic I like, was hard to sustain. I’m back and here’s what I’m thinking about. (Thank you, Elena, for asking about this today.) Consistent…
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Injury stinks. And it can be an opportunity for growth.
By Jay Hiller, January 2, 2023 Photo by Tom Claes on Unsplash A few weeks ago I was taking the plates off my Olympic bar and it occurred to me, fortunately, to move my foot out from under the bar. That time, I avoided dropping something heavy on my foot. Other times, I haven’t been…
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Why I find New Year’s Resolutions helpful
by Jay Hiller, December 26, 2022 Photo by Cathryn Lavery on Unsplash For I’m not sure how long, probably more than 20 years, I’ve made about 4 New Year’s Resolutions each year. I’ve gotten better at writing them over the years and most years I complete about half of them. This year, I completed one…
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A fox and a water bird
by Jay Hiller, December 21, 2022 I wasn’t expecting to see this guy tonight. It’s been an interesting couple of days for me in terms of urban wildlife. Yesterday when I was driving home from worky-work a fox crossed the main street that runs through my neighborhood right in front of my car. Then tonight,…
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A dash of something beautiful
by Jay Hiller, December 18, 2022 My kids gave this to me last year. I love it. A friend gave me a 2023 calendar that comes as separate sheets in an acrylic display box and every day you’re treated to a new piece of art. I can’t wait for it to be January 1st so…
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An interesting documentary about grief, gratitude, hope and running
by Jay Hiller, December 17, 2022 Photo by Heather Ford on Unsplash This afternoon I watched a 40 minute documentary about ultramarathoner Sally McRae. The link to the documentary was sent to me by a supplement company. In spite of that, it was worth watching and the product placement wasn’t obnoxious. The name of the…
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Be grateful yoga
by Jay Hiller, December 14, 2022 Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Today my friend Robbie asked what I would like to call the New Year’s Day yoga class I’m going to teach on, well, New Year’s Day. I thought about suggesting “Have Another Cookie Yoga,” but she might not have thought it was funny…
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If exercise were a pill….tired cliché but also true
by Jay Hiller, December 6, 2022 Photo by Marc Najera on Unsplash I considered being lazy tonight and just posting an “If exercise were a pill…” quote. I tried looking it up and it turns out there were a lot of variations of it. There’s no doubt that exercise is very very good for us.…
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Thirty-second cold showers
by Jay Hiller, November 22, 2022 Photo by Chandler Cruttenden on Unsplash Cold showers are easy to take in the summer, especially in Austin. I started doing them two summers ago, when I read about the benefits. They create a state of temporary stress that turns on your longevity genes. I also got a little…