Words – Page 2 – THE FLOW STATE

THE GRIND

(by TCU Baseball, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNL_DAI19_I) Rise and shine. It’s 6am and your hand can’t make it to the alarm clock before the voices in your head start telling you that it’s too early, too dark, and too cold to get out of bed. Aching muscles lie still in rebellion, pretending not to hear your brain commanding them to move.Continue reading “THE GRIND”

MANTRAS by Nick Arndt

In no particular order, here are mantras that I’ve compiled over the years. Most have been spoken or written by humans who inspire me, such as Kobe Bryant and JRR Tolkien, but some are from myself. They apply to training and life…ranging from quotes to goals, Bible verses to notes…here they are:

BE LIKE WATER by Nick Arndt

Water flows. Water keeps flowing. If barricaded, water adapts to its surroundings. Water changes forms. When poured into a cup, water becomes the cup. When poured into a bottle, water becomes the bottle. Water is shapeless, formless. Water can drip. Water can crash. Water isn’t always assertive. Water finds a way around, or through. Be formless.Continue reading “BE LIKE WATER by Nick Arndt”

FRITZ

We ran on Indiana soil. We ran in lake effect snow. Amidst the silence, the darkness, we ran through mist and shadow. Fourteen years of unconditional friendship, filling our lives with joy. Back and forth you went, from rawhide to chew toy. Through cloudy eyes was a full heart, a soul, yearning for outdoor companionship. JoiningContinue reading “FRITZ”

MY HEART by Nick Arndt

Below, I write about a confusing time in my life, during my one semester at Valparaiso University in Spring of 2015. [Pulmonary Valve Regurgitation: blood flowing back into the heart before it goes to the lungs to get oxygen…caused by Pulmonary Hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries)…which causes blood vessels to thicken…hearing a murmur…mayContinue reading “MY HEART by Nick Arndt”