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“Thecomfortofhavingafriendmaybetaken away,butnotthatofhavinghadone.”Seneca “Manwhohasknowntheimmenseunhappiness oflosingafriend,bywhatnamedowecallhim? Hereeverylanguageissilentandholdsits peaceinimpotence.”~JosephRoux

Onesummerday,Idon’tknowhowmanyyears ago,amuchbetterrunner,approachingfrom theoppositedirection,stoppedaswewere abouttopassontheLynnValleyTrail.He introducedhimself,andwechattedforseveral minutesbeforecontinuingonourseparate ways.Idonotrememberthedetailsofourfirst conversation,andtheydonotmatter.Afterthat, wealwaysacknowledgedeachotheronthetrail andbeganconversingmoreandmore.Right fromthebeginning,conversationwaseasy,asit ofteniswiththepeoplewegettoknow.Besides runningonthetrail,hewouldsometimesbeout walkinghisdog.

Thethingaboutourfriendship,asitdeveloped naturally,andIwouldsayquickly,isthatwith veryfewexceptions,wetalkedaboutthesame generalsubjectallthetime.Wewerebothlongtimerunnerswhoabsolutelylovedthesport,its demands,itshistory,ourhistorieswithinit,and eachyear’sbigevents.Therewasalwaysso muchtotalkaboutwheneverwemetwhile trainingorwhenIwalkedwithhim,hiswife DanieleandtheirdogRuby(and,laterally,their youngdogSammyaswell).Frequently,Daniele wouldfollowquietlybehindthetwoofus, kindlyandhappilylettinguschatteron.She knewthatwewerebothpleasedtobeinthe companyofsomeonewhocouldreally appreciatetheeffort,talent,willandsacrifice thatwentintobecomingasuccessful competitiverunner.

IlearnedthathehadbeenanOFSSAmedallistin trackasahighschoolathleteandthathehad gonetoEastTennesseeStateUniversityona trackscholarship.HelearnedthatIwasa veteranrunnerwhohadgravitatedtolonger andlongerultramarathonsasIslowedand aged.IhadcoachedfordecadeswhenIwas younger,andhewascoachinglocalrunners, includinghisdaughterFiona.

Wetalkedofmanyaspectsofrunning:current andhistoricmeets,thecoachingofyoung athletes,ourownrunningcareersand experiences,occasionallyofourowninjuries andchallenges,andoftheever-presentfight againstthescourgeofaging.

Always,thereneverseemedtobeenoughtime tofititallintothetimewehad.Thinkingabout itnow,Icannotrecallevenonemomentwhen eitherofuswasn’ttalkingenthusiasticallyor listeningintentlytowhattheotherwassaying. EverytimeIsawhim,Iknewapleasurable, educational,funtimewasupcoming. Sometimes,wewouldcrosspathsseveraltimes aweek,andsometimes,wewouldn’tseeeach otherforawhile.Thatmadenodifference whatsoever.Wejustjumpedinimmediatelyto whatevercametomind.Somehow,itwasallin balance.Idon’tthinkoneofustalkedorshared moreorlessthantheother.Itseemedtowork outideallywithnoeffort.

Irealize,morethanever,thatwewerejusteasy friends.Thatgivesmeagoodfeelingandmakes megrateful.Giventhemanyoccasionsduring whichwespenttimetogetheronthetrail,it mightseemunusualthatweneverdiscussedthe weatherandalmostnevertalkedaboutwork (althoughoccasionallyhewouldgooversome

ONTHELOSS OFMYFRIEND

upcomingtheatrechallengesorotherissues),thatIknow nothingofhispolitics,philosophicalbeliefsorreligion, nothingofhisotherinterests,andlittleabouthisfamilylife exceptthathelovedhiswife,daughterandtwodogswithall hisheartandknewhowluckyhewastohavesuchabeautiful family.Ihadnevervisitedhishomeuntilrecently,andhehad nevervisitedmine.Weneverwentanywheretogether,not evenforasit-downatacoffeeshoporrestaurant.

IknownothingfactualabouthimexceptwhatIhavewritten here.YetIamcompletelycomfortableinsayingthatwewere goodfriendsandthatwehighlyrespectedeachother.Idon’t feelthatIhavetoknowtheminutiaeofhislifeinorderto knowwhattypeofpersonhewas.Isimplyknowhewasa goodmanwhosecompanyIenjoyedwithoutreservation. Backintheday,Ineverlikedgoingtococktailpartiesorany gatheringswherethereweremanypeopleIdidn’tknow.It isn’tmywaytomakealotofsmalltalkortoasksomeoneI mayneverseeagainabouttheiroccupationorfamily.Ihave nointerestinsharinganyofthatinformationaboutmewith anyonewhoisnotalreadyafriend.IwillsaythatIadmire peoplewhohavethatgiftofwelcomingastrangerinandare abletomakeeverybodyfeelcomfortable.Regrettably,ithas neverbeenastrengthofmine,andnowIneverputmyselfin suchasituationifIcanavoidit.Itissimplynotme.Iammost happytoletmylifeunfoldinitsownhaphazardway.That seemstheleaststressfulmethod,andwhensomethinggood occurs,especiallywhenafriendshipdevelopsnaturally,that isveryspecial.

Idon’treallyunderstandhowafriendshiphappens.Ithas somethingtodowithlike-mindedness,therevelationof charactertraitsthatbothpartiesfindadmirable,and sometimessimilarinterests.Butwhateveritis,Idon’thaveto knowitbecauseIknowwhatfriendshipisforme.Among otherthings,astrongfriendshipoffersussupport,asource ofinspirationand,perhapsmostimportantly,an environmentwithinwhichtobeourselves.

Fortunately,Idon’tthinktime orseparationtakesawayfrom friendship.Inthisparticular case,thereismuchaboutthe manIwillneverknow. However,thereisnothingelseI needtoknow.

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Thevalue ofRoutine

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Whenthosedark,coldwinterdayswereuponus,Irealisedtheimportanceofmydaily routine.Howitallowedmetofindaconsistentflowinmylife.

Idon'tknowifIwouldhaveunderstoodthevalueofroutinetenyearsago.Atthat pointinmylife,thekidswereteenagers,andthingschangedfromhourtohour.There werehockeyanddanceclasses,interviewsforthemagazine,tryingtocreatequality familytimeand,let'snotforget,thedogs.LifewasmovingfasterthanIcouldkeepup.

Ienjoyedmostdaysofthatphaseofmylifeandtheadventuresthatwereputinfront ofourfamily!Nothingwasperfectbyanymeans,andsomedays,wewouldstruggle tofindawaytomakeitallwork.

Foreveryonewhohasbeenthroughthatphase,thereisahardenedresolvetoseethe hardtimesforwhattheyareandpushon,lookingtoimprovethenextday.

Itwashardtofindaroutinebackthenwithvariousfamilyphysicalandmentalhealth concerns.Ourperspectiveaboutlife,goalsandhowthefamilyunitcouldfunction changed.

Ilookbackandwonderhowwesurvivedinthatswirlofdisconnect,butsomehow,we didandturneditintoapositivesituationthatourfamilyisproudof.

Asthedecadepassed,lifeandhealthsituationsslowlyimprovedforus.Different realitieswererealised,androutinebecameafocalpointinallourlives.

IsittodayandunderstandhowsimpledailytasksallowmetofeelateasewithwhoI am,relax,andremainincontrol.

Itisassimpleasamorningdogwalktoclearmymindandgetafeelfortheupcoming day.Intheevening,justdoingthedishesprovidesafeelingofclosingoffthedayand allowsmeafreshbeginninginthemorning.Itissuchasmallthing,butagain,the routineprocesssetsupsuccessforthenextday.

Sure,therearedayswhenmylittleroutinemayhavetobealteredtofitwithworkor play,butthenicepartisunderstandingthatIwillreturntomyregularroutinethenext day.

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Overthecourseofmy career,therehavebeen manypivotaland impactfulrevelations thatstandoutas powerfulandmeaningful inrelationtooptimizing healthandvitalityaswe age.

Bodiesofevidence;that iswhatweare individuallyandglobally. Ourwellnesspotentialis notthemysteryitonce mayhavebeen.Thereisa blueprintwithinour everydaylives,an individualized,sciencebased,doctor-created "opportunity"tobethe bestversionofourselves.

MetabolicBalanceisa programIchoseto investigate,withsome scepticism,in2021.After completingthecourse

training,we,ascoaches,aremandatedtoexperiencetheprogram firsthandbeforeintroducingittoourclients.Mypersonalexperienceand success,handsdown,havemadethisenlighteningdecision,oneIamvery excitedtosharewithothers.

This"planforlife"requirescommitmentanddedication,andyes,thereis acosttobeincurredthatincorporatesalloftheelementsinvolvedinthe decisiontohonourthebestversionofyou.

Myhusband,asalways,ismyamazingsupportperson.Heencourages me,cheersmeon,picksmeupanddustsmeoffasneeded.Wewill celebrateour42nd anniversarythisAugust.Brianwas62inDecember, and60iscomingupforme.Idon'ttakegoodhealthandintentional, healthyaginglightly.I'vehadenoughofmyownhealthchallenges,and we'velostlovedonesandfriendsovertheyearstovarioushealth conditions.Wehaveavisionofhowwewishtoageandareembracing theknowledge,tools,responsibilityandactionsrequiredtobecomeour uniqueversionsofoptimalhealth.

BrianmadeachoicetoembracetheMetabolicBalanceProgramon January28,2024.Lifestylechangesarenotsomethingyoucan"inflict"on anotherindividual.Wecanobserve,holdspace,anddesirethatsomeone welovewillbereceptivetopositivechangestohabitsthatdon'tserveus, butultimately,adecisiontochangemustcomefromwithin.

It'strue;helikesto(half)teasemethathe'sonlydoingthistobemyfirst maleclientfortheprogram,butasofFebruary13,2024,he'salready down14.2lbs!Heisalsoveryhonestthatitishardwork.(Withthe requiredinitialdedicationandlearningcurve,hedoesn'twantto navigatethiswithoutmyassistance.Thatiswherecoachingcomesinand whyitisincorporatedintotheprogram.)

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Myoldestfriendshipis55yearslong.Thisfriend turned60recently.Itputalittleknotinmy stomach,remindingmejusthowfastlifeslipsby.

Iremembermeetingmyfriendinkindergarten, andalltheseyearslater,sheisstilloneofmybest friends.Idon'trememberalotfromthosedays, butIdorecallshewasalwaysanicepersontobe around.

Youknow,friendshipissomethingthatgrows andmatureswithtime.Weneverknowhowlong afriendshipwilllast.People'sliveschange,as doestheiroutlook.Folksmoveawayandraise theirfamilies,andfriendshipshavethatebband flowthatpickupwheretheyleftoff.Itcouldbe yearsbetweenseeingoneanother,butthe conversationreturnsnaturallywithouthesitation.

Thisfriendisn'tabigflash-and-dashperson.She isverydowntoearth,andtheconsistencyofher justbeingherselfoveralltheseyearshas providedstabilitythatIcouldalwayscounton.

IrememberplayingtagattheoldDoverrinkin thoseearlyyears.Wewere,atmost,10yearsold. Icouldnevercatchher,andsheknewit.

Ofcourse,shewasafigureskaterwhohad alreadymasteredcrossoversandproperuseof theedgesontheblades.Iwasjustatypicalupand-downicehockeyplayerskatingfromone endtoanother,makingwideturnseverytime.I hadnochanceofcatchingher!

Itwasfun,musicblaringandkidseverywhere.It wasatypicalSaturdayafternooninDoverfor muchoftheearly1970s.

Herdadpassedawaywaytooearly.Shewasjust akid,andIcriedforher.IhatedthatsomeoneI knewwasinthatmuchpain.Iwasafraidtotalk toher,fearingIwouldsaythewrongthing.Ilook

backnowandrealisehowsillythatwas.Itishard toknowwhattosaywhenyouareakid.

Allthroughourschoolyears,wewerefriends. Therewerefourofuswhohungoutalotinhigh school.Therewasaneasinesstotherelationships thatcementedabondovertheyears.Noteswere passedinclass,plansweremade,andpartying wasdone.

Wewerealldealingwithourpersonalissuesin thatperiod,butwhenwehungout,theother problemsseemedtodriftaway,andsomesortof adventurewouldalwaysturnup!

Westillchattedwhenhighschooldrewtoaclose. Webothworkedintownandoccasionallywould grablunch.

Shemetanabsolutelygreatguy,andthey married.I,ontheotherhand,wasstillpartying waytoohardandjustnotthereyet.

Atthattime,shecouldhavejustwrittenmeoff! Shesawmeatmybestandworstinthosedays butremainedafriend.Forthat,Iameternally grateful.

Thesedays,IenjoywhenMonicaandIhangout withmyfriendandherhusband.The conversationsareeasyandfun.Atthisstageof ourlives,weusuallytalkaboutourkidsandtheir livesanddreams.

Today,lifeissuchthatfriendscomeandgowith everyevent,disagreement,orreveal.Truefriends maybehardertofind.

Iadviselookingbackovertheyearstoseewho hadyourback,madeyousmile,andnevertook youorthemselvestooseriously.Theymightbe youroldestfriend!