mind over matter over mind

i was supposed to take a day off from running today, but as i had some trouble sleeping i went for a short run instead (which is basically the same thing). it was a lovely morning if a bit chilly -- the summer seems to have failed to show up this year -- and the overall feeling i had afterwards was pretty good. i didn't feel tired in any way, which is interesting because yesterday morning i did, hence the decision to have a day off. but today -- nothing.  


and this is not the first time. in fact the same kind of situation has taken place so many times that  it would almost seem that there is no apparent correlation between how much i exercise and how much i'm feeling it -- there can be weeks when it's a bit of a struggle to do anything at all and there can be weeks where the amount of exercise when measured in hours tops 15. logic much? and no, the first mentioned type of week doesn't necessarily follow the latter.


this has led me to the conclusion that it is, at least partly, entirely different things affecting the overall feeling. of course the limits of one's physique is a part of it, but it's not all; i would say that at least equally if not even more important is how you feel inside your head. human mind is an amazing thing, really, and its ways can sometimes be a bit confusing. your mind can make your ill and your mind can make you achieve remarkable things; the difficulty there is that your mind as it may be, you don't always have a complete control or even comprehension over it. or this is at least how it is with me, i don't know about the rest.


but like everything, i believe the mind and your access to it and thus a better understanding of it can be trained like any other aspect of yourself. it might take a bit more time and a bit more focus than slipping the sneakers on and heading to your daily run, but it surely can be done. and more importantly, these two -- your physique and your mind  -- can be trained hand in hand so that they work as access points to one another and back each other up. sound mind in a sound body, right?