I AM...

I have written before on the topic of "Mantram runs" - of repeating a holy name as you run and turning motion into an act of prayer and healing. Of course any action done with mindfulness will become a meditation and anything done with an awareness of it's sacred orgin will become a prayer. On my last race I used the affirmation "I AM" as a reminder of my own sacred orgin and that only my body can tire - if indeed I run with spirit then - I AM tireless. The words I AM are a declaration of spirit. They are the words given to Moses from the burning bush - " Ehyeh asher ehyeh - I AM That I AM" one of seven holy names for God. Anything following these words - I AM become a law unto ourselves. To declare I am tired, sick or ill in any form is to declare ourselves seperate from God and alone in this world. Mystics from every tradtion recognize the I AM as the consciousness that procedes thought and manifestation. Run with the thought of I AM spirit, limitless, free of restraints and pur in motion and we have declared our true potential as a child of God. That's running with spirit. So did it work for me? Yes. Did I get tired? Yes. But I was able to remind myself that fatiuge doesn't last and doesn't define me as a runner - only my spirit does.