Tomorrow will be the start of 2023 according to the Gregorian Calendar. 112 according to the Juche Calendar. 2776 as marked by Ab urbe condita. You see, time in a way is always irrelevant from a sequential quantitative perspective. It's constantly starting and ending, allowing us an exponential amount of moments to reflect and resume from modern life's absurdities. The present and past are always vaguely meshing in our heads, thus, allowing us to experience a qualitative intensity of life.
For me, 2023 running frame started 4 weeks ago after a Mexicas post-long run confab. Discussion of this guild of iron neuron brains lies ahead.
If there's one thing that I have a boundless appreciation for this year, it is a knitting of collective growth through running with the two-legged broncos pictured above. Experiencing qualitative intensity alone has never been an issue for me. In fact, it has been my preferred mode of operating since I was a young child. I thrive in independently creating networks of behaviors & lenses that aid in achieving & seeing my life goals. What's occurred in my life this fall is an addition of life to elevate my love to something close to my heart.
Mexicas is a class of lads hailing from different birth years who have arrived at the same mental pathway. Somos una colección de piernas ansiosas de vida y muerte. Without fail, you will spot us every Saturday & Sunday at 5:30-6:00 a.m. shivering in the cold at the following coordinates: 32.814125, -96.727576.
Do honk at us if you see us discussing the art of lucha libre masks.
Mexicas are no strangers to me. My introduction to them began in 2013, roughly around the birth of this blog. The invitation to join was always open, but when you have tendencies of a hyper independent individual, you don't realize that a preferred mode of operating in some shape or form has been holding you back. I won't go too far into this now, but understanding the machineries of my operation has led me to work on a few things things in 2022.
Ah, the infinite work of understanding, eh? How she makes us feel like complete suckers sometimes.
To put it quite simply, I've been having a crack at understanding my fears a little more... once again. Fear is a common human emotion that is quietly swaying the behavior of our everyday lives. When it comes to running, understanding the infinite influence this emotion has on our intellectual framework is a step to building what my sensei used to say, una mente de hiero. Training sessions as a group serve as that opportunity for exploring solutions. It is a chance to be observed by a different mind other than one's own.
Anyway, g2g. Enjoy one of my top songs from 2022 according to Spotify.
What a beautiful day,
Erik Tristan
East Dallas
NYE '22
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