Welcome to a brand new episode of Journey of the Rhode Runner. This is a very special episode. Some of you may or may not know that my father, Paul Stroessner, passed away suddenly on June 3, 2021. It has been a very difficult few months. Not only did he and I share a...
Episode 48: Return to Racing and Podcasting, Yoga Support, and Runners’ Tourettes
Hello Everybody! The Journey of the Rhode Runner podcast is finally back after a long hiatus. Adriana and Paul make up for lost time by covering a wide range of topics and emotions – From the sudden passing of Paul’s father, to finally racing in a post/pre pandemic world, to the awesome world of...
Episode 47: Vaccines, Demon Seed, Breaking Out of Seasonal Depression
– Adriana’s 2nd dose of the vaccine – Demon Seed – Seasonal Depression – State of Flow – Connection between mental and physical health You can email TheRhodeRunner1@gmail.com You can also contact us at the following places: Adriana can be found on: Instagram at @ajoylifestyle Soulfriendyoga.com email: adrianaf7@yahoo.com YouTube: Adriana Ferns You can find The Rhode Runner in...
Episode 46: Navy Boot Camp and Fold Your Hat as Tight as a P….
Adriana and Paul are back with a new podcast episode of Journey of the Rhode Runner! On the day that this is recorded and released, it is 32 years to the day that Paul left for Navy Boot Camp. He tells of his experience and also has a lot of stories. There is plenty...
Daily Stoic: For The Hot-Headed Man
“Keep this thought handy when you feel a fit of rage coming on–it isn’t manly to be enraged. Rather, gentleness and civility are more human, and therefore manlier. A real man doesn’t give way to anger and discontent, and such a person has strength, courage, and endurance–unlike the angry and complaining. The nearer a...
Daily Stoic: Philosophy As Medicine Of The Soul
“Don’t return to philosophy as a task-master, but as patients seek out relief in a treatment of sore eyes, or a dressing for a burn, or from an ointment. Regarding it this way, you’ll obey reason without putting it on display and rest easy in its care.” ~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.9 Inspired by...
Tis the Season(al Depression), Walden Pond, Back Problems
Hi Everybody! It’s been a while since I did a non-Daily Stoic post. In that post, I wrote about working on finding something that sparks me each day. I have been doing that, but of course it doesn’t come easy. Today/tonight, that spark comes from writing to you right now as I am blasting...
Daily Stoic: You Don’t Have To Stay On Top Of Everything
“If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters–don’t wish to seem knowledgeable. And if some regard you as important, distrust yourself.” ~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 13a Inspired by The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living Even in this information age, we...
Daily Stoic: Keep it Simple
“At every moment keep a sturdy mind on the task at hand, as a Roman and human being, doing it with strict and simple dignity, affection, freedom, and justice–giving yourself a break from all other considerations. You can do this if you approach each task as if it is your last, giving up every...
Daily Stoic: Watching the Wise
“Take a good hard look at people’s ruling principles, especially of the wise, what they run away from and what they seek out.” ~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 4.38 Inspired by The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living All our lives we have had people teaching us one thing...