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Always a Student of Life. Reconnect with Your Divine Self!

05 Friday Oct 2012

Posted by Sarina in Determination, Happiness, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Motivation, Resilience, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Students, Success Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand – GAdventures Tour – 2/2012 Traveling to other countries has resulted in life changing & adventurous experiences! Learning how to better embrace being out of my element!

Commitment to learning is a mission to staying true to yourself and reconnecting with your divine self. For some people, like myself, this fiery desire of learning is just something I can’t live without, and is almost like an addiction.

Have another confession for you!

So recently, when I was feeling like I lost my creativity and wasn’t quite sure what to do about it, I was not in my best place, and went into this searching phase of trying to figure out what to do next. Then I came to realize that obsessing over this concern was just not working for me. It was actually having the opposite effect, where I was blocking the positive energy and creativity. Hello! How could I have not recognized this? It was time to shift [Continue Reading...]

Strategy for Running & Relationships. It’s All in the Approach!

31 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by Sarina in Conflict, Determination, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Relationships, Resilience, Runner, Success Strategies, Yoga

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Cow Harbor Day - Northport Harbor, NY - 9/2011

As the Cow Harbor 10k race is approaching in the coming weeks, it suddenly became obvious to me during my last practice run of the course that running a race implies similar strategy as approaching a relationship.

In the beginning, even though the adrenaline rush is taking over and the excitement of the new is heightened, you can’t go out too fast at the start of a race, or rush a relationship to hurry love. Otherwise, you just won’t stand a chance to make it to the finish line strong or really give the relationship the opportunity to develop! It’s all about pacing yourself in the race, and in a relationship. Get connected with yourself and the other person first, so you can determine if you’re compatible.

Challenging hills in a race represent [Continue Reading...]

With the Right Expectations, Success in Life follows…Childhood Dreams Realized!

09 Monday Jul 2012

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Determination, Happiness, Life Lessons, Motivation, Resilience, Self-limiting beliefs, Success Strategies

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Had an epiphany the other day in realizing how I made it to where I am today in my life. For years, I had been attributing it to hope, determination, being insightful, analytical and resourceful. However, it became quite obvious that it goes beyond just that.

It actually comes down to implementing the special dynamic duo of Hope and Expectations. Similar, yet not quite the same meaning in this respect. Hope, or the faith that my future would be better, is what motivated me. Expectations are what I saw as actions taken based on the Hope. So it was both Hope and Expectations that I had to be successful in life that formed my ambition to create the life that I desired.

Hope and Expectation that my life would be better and [Continue Reading...]

Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Prepare Yourself for What’s to Come. Happiness is on the Horizon!

26 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Career, Determination, Happiness, Life Lessons, Motivation, Resilience, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies

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Prepare to Take Center Stage in Your Life. It’s time!

Change is definitely coming. It’s coming from all directions. I’ve been waiting on some change to come into my life. In fact, I’ve intentionally been creating change with myself and allowing myself to learn to take more risks by stepping more and more outside my comfort zone. Facing my fears and committing to goals I never thought I could ever achieve…that’s what I’ve been focused on.

I’ve been living my life with no regrets, and I have traveled to the other side of the world. I’m not waiting for life to happen. I’m creating my life and destiny right now.

Learning how to get out of my own way, and taking a leap of faith, rather than questioning later on what if I had just given it a try. Sharing my heart [Continue Reading...]

Runner’s Diary: Finding Myself one Race at a Time / Insights from a Half Marathon Runner

18 Monday Jun 2012

Posted by Sarina in Determination, Life Lessons, Motivation, Resilience, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Travel

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13.1 Marathon Series in Chicago 6/9/12 Finished fierce Sarina Tomel at 2:09hrs + Amanda Tomel (sister) at 2:13hrs Nothing is impossible! Be a Risk Taker! Race Photo taken by Marathonfoto

Rise and Shine! Wake up at 4am – Shuttle bus pick up at 5:30am – Race starts at 7am with temperatures in the high 60s going into the high 70s within a few hours. Sunshine will be glazing over us from the Lake Michigan side of Chicago while running many miles in the shade through the parks yet many miles in the sun. Theme song, We Found Love, by Rihanna comes on right as our wave G is up at the start line ready to begin the 13.1 Marathon Series at Chicago.

Couldn’t have been a better way to start the race!

Never in my life have I woken up at 4am for anything, however on this day I did, and then I ran a Half Marathon at 7am. I somehow still managed [Continue Reading...]