Grace, gratitude, appreciation, says Athing Mu of her approach to running, which by no small coincidence also happens to be her approach to life. We're talking about learning and growth, about setbacks and what they can teach you, about expectations and when to let them go.
Problems that we have are lessons that we learn. So let's talk about the problems for a bit... I just wasn't really there. I just wasn't present. I didn't appreciate being there. I didn't really enjoy what was happening to me.
What was happening, in effect, was the paralysis of expectation. The very act of winning had created a spiralling pressure that increased with every race, a vortex of attention and judgment that essentially dragged her out of her comfort zone, forced her to go through the motions.
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