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The obligatory New Year's Post

Another year on the Gregorian Calendar has passed. I had some wonderful thoughts brewing on the concept of time as an illusion, and why our identification with days/months/years as meaningful distracts us from enjoying right now. But I'll leave the philosophy for another post, or not. 

One reflection on the past however...

I started this blog as "mytrilife", which is still the name today. I identified myself as a triathlete, full of the ego and narcissism which is so prevalent in the sport (and pretty much everywhere is seems). Triathlon was me (my life), or so I thought. However, the past year I have experienced an awareness as to who I am, or more precisely, who I am not. I no longer identify with being a triathlete. I do not base my sense of self on my PB's, whether or not I qualified for Hawaii, or won my age group at a race. None of those things matter. The moment I realized this, I started to have more enjoyment and enthusiasm for the sport than previously.

So, triathlon is a hobby that influences my lifestyle, but it is not my LIFE. So, wouldn't this necessitate a change in the name of my blog? No, not really... as knowing that triathlon is not my life is good enough. :-)

And finally, thank you to our friends and family who gave Naomi and I gifts for our wedding this past year. We are very grateful and appreciated getting in touch with as many of you as our busy lives would allow! FYI... Our new home has a guest bedroom... hint, hint.. :-)

posted by Greg Nicholson @ 1/01/2009