#0644 The treadmill

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Inner Peace Be Upon You

# 0644 Peace and Blessings Every Day

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The treadmill

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The treadmill hummed along at my normal running pace and

elevation. A man got on the treadmill next to me and began

running. I was on a cruise and in the ship's gym.

I generally run fairly silently. My feet normally meet the

treadmill without much fanfare or noise. I've learned that the

quieter you run, the less jarring it is on your joints. Noise

comes from shock and shock isn't the best thing for your joints

if you're going to do a lot of running.

I heard his footsteps.

Each step was plop, plop, plop on the treadmill deck. His pace

was smooth, steady and fast. Every few minutes, he would vary

his pace up and down by adjusting the speed of the treadmill.

I began to notice the physical effect of what I and so many

others teach.

Who you run with affects your own pace.

I didn't bring my earphones, thus I didn't have any music

playing. Running to music helps you to set your pace by

listening to the beat of the music. Since I didn't have my ear

buds in, I heard the man next to me. Because his footsteps were

much louder than my own, I couldn't help but run in sync with

his steps.

If he sped up, my steps sped up even though I didn't change the

speed of the treadmill. I adjusted. If he ran slow, I lengthened

my stride to slow my steps. If he ran fast, I shortened my

stride so that each time he plopped, so did I.

This is a real principle of association. Many people don't like

to talk about it because it seems elitist but it is as real as

any physical law.

Who you run with determines how fast (or slow) and how far you

run. It applies to just about every area of life.

Birds of a feather not only flock together, they go to the same

destination. Statistics prove that your income will generally be

the average of your five closest associates or friends.

The truth of change often reflects this principle. If you want

to do more, earn more, have greater health, live at another

level of joy, you often have to run with a different set of

people.

Everyone has peaks and valleys. I'm not talking about abandoning

anyone because they are in a valley of life. But some people

spend the majority of life in the valley and some on the

mountaintop.

Whomever you choose to run with will greatly determine where you

will likely dwell.

~Nathaniel Bronner, Jr.

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