<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Athletics for Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[home]]></description><link>https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/news-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:34:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Recovering, Adapting, and a Bit of a Reality Check]]></title><description><![CDATA[As time elapses from my summer health scare, I'm afforded the opportunity to look back on it through a clearer and clearer lens. 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Even if I'm shy at first, once you get me to open up, I just can't stop talking,...]]></description><link>https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/single-post/a-joke-that-turned-into-solid-life-advice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66df83b43c0c225b5935765f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:07:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/774a9e_e7be9910deb2465aafd2d153997749fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_243,h_207,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Short</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Part 2, Starting Over, and Future Direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last we left off, I was getting ready to leave the ER. The night nurse I had in the ER had come running over, no exaggeration,...]]></description><link>https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/single-post/hospital-part-2-starting-over-and-future-direction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d0583df7068ec4046ce32c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:36:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/774a9e_6c5192bf25fb458ea44925001346822b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_521,h_293,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Short</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Close Call, A Week From Hell, and Now Starting From Step One]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'll give the warning now, this is going to be a longer post. I may even have to release it in parts. This only makes sense. It's been...]]></description><link>https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/single-post/a-close-call-a-week-from-hell-and-now-starting-from-step-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c10aa84b79e0a4d9e6a00b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:54:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/774a9e_91f1de786ae24fa981102ba4def92c80~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Short</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Go of the Pressure, Exercise Patience, and Things Become Easier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I am discussing probably one of the more difficult lessons I have learned over the course of my disease. I say a lot that you...]]></description><link>https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/single-post/let-go-of-the-pressure-exercise-patience-and-things-become-easier</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6695391fa891ba08e0983c9b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/774a9e_8444e79f6193489fbae0bfcbd1a72578~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Short</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hardest Training Days I've Ever Experienced]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been training in some sort of athletic pursuit for over a decade. I'd venture to guess that I have been training with purpose for...]]></description><link>https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/single-post/the-hardest-training-days-i-ve-ever-experienced</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6683f4b013592b378584a9b6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:15:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/774a9e_35a79983c3fb4a1d895559825915612e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Short</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychology of a Flare-Up: History Tends to Repeat Itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been five years at least. Five years since I had felt the pain of ulcerative colitis. Five years of remission. Five years of...]]></description><link>https://athleticsforlife.wixsite.com/home/single-post/psychology-of-a-flare-up-history-tends-to-repeat-itself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667e0543c56a2026845144eb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/774a9e_bb13501af8b945eda1cc7eaf84d60bb6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_602,h_349,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Short</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Talk Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[I said in my return post that we would be looking a little deeper into research. What I didn't say is what kind of research and why. 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