May your God go with you.

"May your God go with you".

May your God go with you was a famous catchphrase of the famous Irish comedian Dave Allen, he also once said" I am an atheist thank God".

What ever your faith I am sure you have something to turn to at this time even if it's your sense of humour.

Personally I have a strong faith, it's something I believe has got me though many tribulations in life and most times I didn't realise it until after the event was over.

As a marathon and ultra marathon runner who speaks openly in supporting corporate wellness program's about the importance of resilience when reaching for dreams and goals, it is important to identify what you believe in.

5.3 mile run today in sunshine with my usual stop at the statue of our lady in gratitude for all I have in my life.

Opportunity to change

Opportunity to change

We have time in this period to take time to reflect. The chaos if that's how we decide to view it gives us time to review what's going on in our lives and to be more positive overall.

Amazing how many people on various forms of social media , faceless just spewing out their negativity on people just trying to do their best.

Time to work together, to look after anyone we can, to do the best we can.

We who are lucky enough to have children have a fantastic opportunity to have a more positive impact on their lives in many ways.

5.6 mile run Sunday in sunshine and windy conditions that made it feel like 10, within 2km from my house in accordance with regulations.

Stay safe.

Don’t be pedantic

There is something poignant in this today.

When I speak at corporate wellness program's I sometimes refer to my old pal Marcus Aurelius who died on St Patrick's day 17th March AD 180. He said something that is very poignant for the world today.

"When you speak in the senate or to any other individual be straight forward, not pedantic. Use language that rings true. "

Some leaders in politics and business could take a lesson from that today.

5 mile lunchtime run in Rathfarnham no more than 2km from my house at any time in accordance with covit-19 regulations.

Don't let their deaths be in vain

Jane Austin is one of the best known UK writers yet she died unknown.

When she was young she and her sister suffered with an intense fever but survived.

Later in life Jane became unwell and did not survive she died in the arms of her sister Cassandra at the age of 41.

Her funeral took place before the morning service, only 4 people attended.

Today family members and health workers are dying and families are not getting the chance to say goodbye and funerals are restricted to less than 10 people.

My great Uncle Richard died at Galloppi, he faced machine guns so we could have our freedom today, he died aged 17 and never made it home. The family back then never got to visit his grave.

Today we are just being asked to stay home and keep to the restrictions so we can save lives.

Is it that hard.

History will tell if this generation can honour the past and save future generations.

It's in our hands, wash them.

5 mile run today within 2km distance of my house in accordance with the regulations.

Don’t underestimate your contribution.

Don't underestimate your contribution during this crisis.

2.8 mile mindful walk tonight under a calm Dublin sky with few people around.

You may have the opportunity to support a person on the frontline in a number of our industries, to help feed them, make sure they get enough sleep, that they can concentrate on their work with no worries, that in itself is a challenge but a crucial contribution.

It's the best we can do for our hero's at this time.

They do their bit and we do ours, we are all in this together.

Don't underestimate your contribution.

The virus is doing its job.

The virus is doing its job.!!

Strange times we live in, we said that in the financial crisis in 2008 and we are saying it again now in March 2020.

The virus is doing what it's supposed to do, what it believes it should do, find a host, live and spread.

We are in lockdown to prevent deaths and break the virus chain of infection. You can exercise, but not beyond 2km from your house, and keep your social distance when out shopping, the important thing is we don't do anything silly like cooperate with the virus and help it spread.

Over the next few weeks a lot of people will not have the stress of traffic and travel to the office, the stress to get there on time, the stress of dealing with some work colleagues face to face that can make some people behave like a bear with a sore head.

Believe it or not the virus has now presented you with an opportunity to face some of your issues, to make changes by sitting by yourself and being honest with your thoughts and taking time to evaluate and take action.

Take time to be the source of joy for all the people at home in your life, be the wonderful person that you are.

Identify those dreams and enliven them with a plan.

6.3 mile run this evening within 2km from my house at all times.

Stay safe.

Stay safe.

Looking forward to next week with myself, wife, son all working from home and my daughter doing her uni work. Full house.

Take some time out for yourself during the day, tell yourself you are fantastic.

10km TM run today.

Late night calm cup of tea in garden looking at the moon and the stars.

Stay safe.

Choices and values for humans

Choices and values for humans.

Why do two people faced with the same decision, make different choices, why does one seize the opportunity and trive and the other languishes.

The reason "why" you value something is probably more important to " what" you value, right and wrong values therefor are inherently personal.

Some people can follow the instructions like social distancing some can not. Some can stay IN some will not, some follow the instructions some will not.

We are called human beings for many reasons, because we have a developed brain, the ability to reason and rationalise and articulate through speech. It's what differentiates us from animals.

We have seen recently highly motivated people do unsavoury down right toxic and destructive things to fellow humans mostly vulnerable in a desire for nothing more than fame on social media.

We have learned a lot in the past few weeks and thankfully it's more positive than negative as more and more people help each other, and I expect we will see more positive news stories and events.

7 mile run this evening in 1:04 with more runners around rather than traffic. Spooky!!

We have time now to think about our goals during these tough times it's never too late to craft a plan to start.

Stay positive and stay safe.

You can’t out run the past.

You can't out run the past, you can try, but it's always there, but sometimes even if you run faster it catches up with you.

Now is a good time to box off the past and be in the present, to be what we can be, to be the best we can be for ourselves and for others.

Don't stress too much about the future and in that I mean the next few weeks not years, be in control of what you can control and try not to worry about the things you can't control.

5 mile lunchtime run in glorious sunshine in Dublin.

Thanks to my pal, colleague and fellow marathoner Ronan O'Byrne Prof.Banker for the call today to check in that all was good in the Kennedy household, much appreciated,

we miss our runs.

Have a laugh…

7 mile run tonight listening to gospel music not updates on Covid19.

Try not to listen to the news on a loop give your mind a rest and set some time aside for yourself.

Try to have a laugh even if it's at yourself.

Stay safe.