--- title: "1 Loved Feeling Quotes By Scott Jurek" description: "1 Loved Feeling quotes by Scott Jurek. Plus more from Scott Jurek and more Loved Feeling sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/scott-jurek-9773_fear_asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thi_1762515.png" --- > [“Asking why had somehow led me to the thing that I loved—the feeling of moving over the earth, with the earth, the sensation of being in the present, free from chores and expectations and disappointment and worry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thing-that-i-loved-the-feeling/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/scott-jurek-9773_fear_asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thi_1762515.png) ## More by Scott Jurek > [“She died on March 22. Those last hours I didn’t stop stroking her hair or telling her, “Don’t worry, I’m here.” I told her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/she-died-on-march-22-those-last-hours-i-didn-t-stop-stroking-her-hair/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [It's a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/it-s-a-hard-simple-calculus-run-until-you-can-t-run-anymore-then-run/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“When you run on the earth and with the earth, you can run forever. —RARAMURI PROVERB”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/when-you-run-on-the-earth-and-with-the-earth-you-can-run-forever/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“Running efficiently demands good technique, and running efficiently for 100 miles demands great technique. But the wonderful paradox of running is that getting started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/running-efficiently-demands-good-technique-and-running-efficiently/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. —BRUCE LEE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/empty-your-mind-be-formless-shapeless-like-water-bruce-lee/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [Only the most saintly and delusional among us welcomes all pain as challenge, perceives all loss as harsh blessing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/only-the-most-saintly-and-delusional-among-us-welcomes-all-pain-as/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“Snow. Sun. Sandstone. Sky. He was doing what he liked and knew. It was now. And this now had no pressure, just permission. —James…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/snow-sun-sandstone-sky-he-was-doing-what-he-liked-and-knew-it-was-now/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“You want to get the promotion at work, or the girl, or the guy, or the personal best in the 5K race, of course.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/you-want-to-get-the-promotion-at-work-or-the-girl-or-the-guy-or-the/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“The empty mind is a dominant mind. It can draw other minds into its rhythm, the way a vacuum sucks up dirt or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/the-empty-mind-is-a-dominant-mind-it-can-draw-other-minds-into-its/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“Next time you’re running, count the times your right foot strikes the ground in 20 seconds. Multiply by three and you’ll have your stride…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/next-time-you-re-running-count-the-times-your-right-foot-strikes-the/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [Overcoming the difficulties of an ultramarathon reminds me that I can overcome the difficulties of life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/overcoming-the-difficulties-of-an-ultramarathon-reminds-me-that-i-can/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [You could carry your burdens lightly or with great effort. You could worry about tomorrow or not. You could imagine horrible fates or garland-filled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/you-could-carry-your-burdens-lightly-or-with-great-effort-you-could/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“The longer and farther I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind--a place where worries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/the-longer-and-farther-i-ran-the-more-i-realized-that-what-i-was/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [“quitting, gives you even more time to ponder. But perhaps I wanted time to stop. Maybe I was meant to lie here on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/quitting-gives-you-even-more-time-to-ponder-but-perhaps-i-wanted-time/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) > [We can live as we were meant to live - simply, joyously, of and on the earth. We can live with all our effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/we-can-live-as-we-were-meant-to-live-simply-joyously-of-and-on-the/) [Scott Jurek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-jurek/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-feeling/scott-jurek/#itemlist", "name": "1 Loved Feeling Quotes By Scott Jurek", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Asking why had somehow led me to the thing that I loved—the feeling of moving over the earth, with the earth, the sensation of being in the present, free from chores and expectations and disappointment and worry.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Jurek" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-jurek/asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thing-that-i-loved-the-feeling/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/scott-jurek-9773_fear_asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thi_1762515.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/scott-jurek-9773_fear_asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thi_1762515.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/scott-jurek-9773_fear_asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thi_1762515.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Asking why had somehow led me to the thing that I loved—the feeling of moving over the earth, with the…” — Scott Jurek", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-feeling/scott-jurek/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-feeling/scott-jurek/", "name": "Loved Feeling Quotes by Scott Jurek", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-feeling/scott-jurek/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/scott-jurek-9773_fear_asking-why-had-somehow-led-me-to-the-thi_1762515.png" }, "description": "1 Loved Feeling quotes by Scott Jurek. 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