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Mina Samuels

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

Mina Samuels

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

Mina Samuels

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

Mina Samuels

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

Mina Samuels

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

Mina Samuels

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

Is Enough Abundant?

As the holidays and 2024 approach, I declared the start of my personal new year on October 28 th. The day after the one-year anniversary of…

Nov 9, 2023

Is Enough Abundant?

Nov 9, 2023

Mina Samuels

Does a Diagnosis Change Who I Am?

Two months after an emergency visit to the hospital for 3 days (which I wrote about here), I’ve finally been diagnosed. I have Addison’s…

Sep 6, 2023

Does a Diagnosis Change Who I Am?

Sep 6, 2023

Mina Samuels

How Do I Keep Moving Through Uncertainty?

On the morning of June 14th, I went for what was to be a vigorous walk with a friend. About 30 minutes into our walk, we took a set of…

Aug 2, 2023

How Do I Keep Moving Through Uncertainty?

Aug 2, 2023

Mina Samuels

What Does Try New Things Really Mean?

My latest podcast addiction is Dr. Sharon Blackie’s interviews on Hagitude, The podcast is conversations with a diverse collective of women…

Jul 5, 2023

What Does Try New Things Really Mean?

Jul 5, 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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