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Life Lessons
How to Prepare to Run the Most Important Race in Your Life
Elite runners give their advice on staying in the game of life.
“Happiness damn near destroys you
Breaks your faith to pieces on the floor
So you tell yourself, that’s enough for now
Happiness has a violent roar” — Happiness, The Fray
I was crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge headed into Brooklyn when Happiness, by The Fray came on. While listening to the song, I was thinking about our pursuit of happiness and what that means to us. Happiness can take on many meanings in our lives and evoke a lot of feelings. Ironically, the pursuit of happiness can cause frustration and disappointment when we don’t get what we’re looking for.
In a recent article, I wrote about finding our ikigai or motivation to live a happier and more meaningful life. “It’s the intersection of what you’re good at and what you love doing.” says Hector Garcia, co-author of “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.” It’s an important journey and one that is ours alone. No one can run our race but us.
