Xavi Batista
@xavibatista.bsky.social
Beating the odds, overcoming adversity.
Triathlon enthusiast, cyclist, runner.
Triathlon enthusiast, cyclist, runner.
"Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love."
– Mandy Hale
– Mandy Hale
May 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love."
– Mandy Hale
– Mandy Hale
In your 20s, you have time and energy but no money;
At 40, you have money and energy but no time;
At 60, you have money and time but no energy.
At 40, you have money and energy but no time;
At 60, you have money and time but no energy.
May 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In your 20s, you have time and energy but no money;
At 40, you have money and energy but no time;
At 60, you have money and time but no energy.
At 40, you have money and energy but no time;
At 60, you have money and time but no energy.
Epitaph
I should have loved more I should have cried more Should have seen the sunrise
I should have risked more And even erred more Done what I wanted to do
I wish I had accepted People as they are
Each one knows the joy And the pain they carry in the ...
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I should have loved more I should have cried more Should have seen the sunrise
I should have risked more And even erred more Done what I wanted to do
I wish I had accepted People as they are
Each one knows the joy And the pain they carry in the ...
xavibatista.substack.com/p/epitaph
Epitaph
Regrets ...
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April 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Epitaph
I should have loved more I should have cried more Should have seen the sunrise
I should have risked more And even erred more Done what I wanted to do
I wish I had accepted People as they are
Each one knows the joy And the pain they carry in the ...
xavibatista.substack.com/p/epitaph
I should have loved more I should have cried more Should have seen the sunrise
I should have risked more And even erred more Done what I wanted to do
I wish I had accepted People as they are
Each one knows the joy And the pain they carry in the ...
xavibatista.substack.com/p/epitaph
Finding the courage to act or surrender
will never be as painful as lying on a deathbed
with regrets.
will never be as painful as lying on a deathbed
with regrets.
April 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Finding the courage to act or surrender
will never be as painful as lying on a deathbed
with regrets.
will never be as painful as lying on a deathbed
with regrets.
We spend so much time making plans for the future,
often depending on things happening at a later date to ensure our happiness
or assuming we have all the time in the world when all we ever have is our life today.
often depending on things happening at a later date to ensure our happiness
or assuming we have all the time in the world when all we ever have is our life today.
April 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We spend so much time making plans for the future,
often depending on things happening at a later date to ensure our happiness
or assuming we have all the time in the world when all we ever have is our life today.
often depending on things happening at a later date to ensure our happiness
or assuming we have all the time in the world when all we ever have is our life today.
2/2
When you're born, you receive the whole "package";
It falls on your lap, all drama included.
When you're born, you receive the whole "package";
It falls on your lap, all drama included.
April 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
2/2
When you're born, you receive the whole "package";
It falls on your lap, all drama included.
When you're born, you receive the whole "package";
It falls on your lap, all drama included.
1/2
What comes to mind when you think about family, your family, or any family?
Holidays celebrations, birthdays, parties, weddings, funerals (absolutely);
Dinners, weekdays' chaos at breakfast, stay-in-bed-until-late-Sunday-mornings (for sure).
What comes to mind when you think about family, your family, or any family?
Holidays celebrations, birthdays, parties, weddings, funerals (absolutely);
Dinners, weekdays' chaos at breakfast, stay-in-bed-until-late-Sunday-mornings (for sure).
April 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
1/2
What comes to mind when you think about family, your family, or any family?
Holidays celebrations, birthdays, parties, weddings, funerals (absolutely);
Dinners, weekdays' chaos at breakfast, stay-in-bed-until-late-Sunday-mornings (for sure).
What comes to mind when you think about family, your family, or any family?
Holidays celebrations, birthdays, parties, weddings, funerals (absolutely);
Dinners, weekdays' chaos at breakfast, stay-in-bed-until-late-Sunday-mornings (for sure).
“Exercise is my meditation, my grounding. I don’t think of it as ‘working out'.
Rather, I think of it as ‘working in,’ a way to bring calm, focus, and energy to all that awaits.”
Benjamin Spall
Rather, I think of it as ‘working in,’ a way to bring calm, focus, and energy to all that awaits.”
Benjamin Spall
April 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Exercise is my meditation, my grounding. I don’t think of it as ‘working out'.
Rather, I think of it as ‘working in,’ a way to bring calm, focus, and energy to all that awaits.”
Benjamin Spall
Rather, I think of it as ‘working in,’ a way to bring calm, focus, and energy to all that awaits.”
Benjamin Spall
Breaking the Stigma
Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Mental health is just as important as physical health.
April 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Breaking the Stigma
Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Consistency is key when it comes to fitness.
Small habits add up to significant results over time.
Keep going!
Small habits add up to significant results over time.
Keep going!
April 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Consistency is key when it comes to fitness.
Small habits add up to significant results over time.
Keep going!
Small habits add up to significant results over time.
Keep going!
-Open conversations
- education
- compassion
can help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health challenges
and encourage people to seek the support they need.
- education
- compassion
can help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health challenges
and encourage people to seek the support they need.
April 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
-Open conversations
- education
- compassion
can help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health challenges
and encourage people to seek the support they need.
- education
- compassion
can help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health challenges
and encourage people to seek the support they need.
Your body is capable of so much more than you think.
Push past your limits and see what you're genuine.
Push past your limits and see what you're genuine.
March 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Your body is capable of so much more than you think.
Push past your limits and see what you're genuine.
Push past your limits and see what you're genuine.
Feeling safe with others is probably the most critical aspect of mental health;
Safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.
Safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.
March 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Feeling safe with others is probably the most critical aspect of mental health;
Safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.
Safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.
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What about a marathon?"
"What about it?" I replied, astonished.
This is the beginning of my newsletter #1
Looking back at all the training, the pain and suffering of the race and the joy of crossing the
final portal, I can assure you it was one of the happiest days of my life.
What about a marathon?"
"What about it?" I replied, astonished.
This is the beginning of my newsletter #1
Looking back at all the training, the pain and suffering of the race and the joy of crossing the
final portal, I can assure you it was one of the happiest days of my life.
March 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"
What about a marathon?"
"What about it?" I replied, astonished.
This is the beginning of my newsletter #1
Looking back at all the training, the pain and suffering of the race and the joy of crossing the
final portal, I can assure you it was one of the happiest days of my life.
What about a marathon?"
"What about it?" I replied, astonished.
This is the beginning of my newsletter #1
Looking back at all the training, the pain and suffering of the race and the joy of crossing the
final portal, I can assure you it was one of the happiest days of my life.
Let's foster open dialogue.
Let's motivate people to seek the necessary assistance.
Let's show empathy.
Mental wellness is equally vital as bodily well-being.
Let's motivate people to seek the necessary assistance.
Let's show empathy.
Mental wellness is equally vital as bodily well-being.
March 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Let's foster open dialogue.
Let's motivate people to seek the necessary assistance.
Let's show empathy.
Mental wellness is equally vital as bodily well-being.
Let's motivate people to seek the necessary assistance.
Let's show empathy.
Mental wellness is equally vital as bodily well-being.
Why did I start this?
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Why did I start this?
Why did I start this?
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March 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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The most powerful tool in your fitness journey is your mindset.
Train your mind as hard as you train your body.
Dedication, consistency and a positive attitude will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
Train your mind as hard as you train your body.
Dedication, consistency and a positive attitude will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
March 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The most powerful tool in your fitness journey is your mindset.
Train your mind as hard as you train your body.
Dedication, consistency and a positive attitude will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
Train your mind as hard as you train your body.
Dedication, consistency and a positive attitude will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
Break a sweat every day, even if it's just a quick walk around the block.
Your mental health will thank you.
Your mental health will thank you.
March 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Break a sweat every day, even if it's just a quick walk around the block.
Your mental health will thank you.
Your mental health will thank you.
Consistency
Dedication
Positive Attitude
That will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
Dedication
Positive Attitude
That will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
March 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Consistency
Dedication
Positive Attitude
That will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
Dedication
Positive Attitude
That will take you further than any supplement or workout plan ever will.
