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Mina Samuels

Am I My Own Delilah?-choosing the radical road to grey hair

These past months I’ve been feeling the call to begin the transition of accepting my grey hair. Now (and for the past 25 years) I’ve had a…

Nov 6

Am I My Own Delilah?-choosing the radical road to grey hair

Nov 6

Running Through the Past to Renewal

When I lost my relationship of more than 28 years, I also lost the extraordinary complicity of shared memories that is built over that much…

Oct 2

Running Through the Past to Renewal

Oct 2

Rewriting the Stories I Tell Myself

I tell myself stories all day long. Stories to soothe. Stories to motivate. Stories to console. Stories to provoke fear and anxiety…

Aug 1

Rewriting the Stories I Tell Myself

Aug 1

Maybe: In the Washing Machine of Life

Last month I wrote about healing rollercoasters. I had planned to write something less turbulent this month. Instead, I’ve gone from…

Jul 3

Maybe: In the Washing Machine of Life

Jul 3

Is My Fitness Fake if I’m Taking Medication?

I ran three days in a row for the first time in I-don’t-know-how-many-years. Not even three short runs. The first two alone, 7 miles, then…

May 8

Is My Fitness Fake if I’m Taking Medication?

May 8

How Cold Water Helps Me Cope

At summer camp, I was notorious for taking the longest to get into the frigid lake for swimming lessons. Once the camp director had to yell…

Apr 3

How Cold Water Helps Me Cope

Apr 3

The 10-Minute Train-in-a-Sliver-of-Sun Meditation and Other Moments Seized

On a recent walk home from picking up groceries, I got stuck on the wrong side of the tracks, waiting for a seemingly interminable freight…

Mar 6

The 10-Minute Train-in-a-Sliver-of-Sun Meditation and Other Moments Seized

Mar 6

When to NOT Try New Things

I’ve been TNT’ing (Try New Things) a lot in the past couple of years. In addition to the fact that much of my current life is new and…

Feb 7

When to NOT Try New Things

Feb 7

Discernment Is My 2024 Challenge

The first thing I did on January 1, 2024 was climb up a mountain with a friend. A little more than four hours on snow and ice in very cold…

Jan 3

Discernment Is My 2024 Challenge

Jan 3

Is It Really Meditation If It’s Sweaty?

I chase sweat. I love activities that make my heart beat strong and fast and provoke sweat. I have long felt that many of my sweaty…

Dec 6, 2023

Is It Really Meditation If It’s Sweaty?

Dec 6, 2023

Mina Samuels

Mina Samuels

Writer. Performer. Citizen. Traveler. Enthusiast. Author of Run Like a Girl 365 Days A Year and other books. www.minasamuels.com

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