I believe everyone has a right to strive for greatness. In their own eyes, by their own measure, on their own terms. The kind that satisfies your soul. The kind you need to feel fully alive.
Not the version the public calls great. Yours.
For me, that has been a winding journey into running. It's simple, but ambitious. A pair of shoes. Two feet. A road, and no music (except when you need a soundtrack to that moment). Nothing more, but an ambition to understand how far one can go…
It's meditation. It's how I clear my head. It's the sun that burns away the morning fog of my thoughts. It's the consistent rays that dance in front of me, lighting the pathway forward, easy as stepping into the sunbeams and away from the shadows that gently coast behind.
Running is also a comparison to who I was. To who I am now. To where I came from. As a kid with asthma, I was the kid who ran last, got picked last, the non-athletic. The kid who broke out in rashes when the cold came. Which meant peering through the window panes to watch the other kids sled down the hill. The sedentary-ness of it all.
It's a gift to be moving. To be waking up. To live my life to the fullest is a mantra and a promise to myself. Keep moving. One foot in front of the other.
Sleep, or the resulting feeling of being rested. Restful. Hopeful. It's like a refreshing gulp of water after you've worn yourself out. The difference between wading through fog all day, or clearing it out with intention.
I believe we deserve to live a life with intention. With purpose. With movement. Gentle as the morning dawn, and moving with the intention of a tiger.
Gentle Tiger is a way to live life to the fullest.
Jeff Lin
Founder, Gentle Tiger