On long runs, I like to carry a small water bottle or two in my hands and tuck an energy gel in my pocket. A few weeks ago I went for a run, bringing only one water bottle and an optimistic, yet sadly mistaken, view on how many water fountains I might pass on the way. Halfway into my run,…
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Day 7: Inspiration for the Journey
“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”…
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Day 6: Courage for the Journey
One of our fellow travelers, the one who inevitably tries to hitch a ride on our back, is Fear. I capitalize Fear because, in my life, Fear takes on the shape and influence of a real being, a created thing with a proper name. I’ve never taken a journey in which Fear hasn’t threatened to knock me off course….
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Day 5: A Friend on the Journey- Guest Post
Today’s guest post comes from my friend, “A”. I don’t know what to say to you about her other than she has a gift with words. She also has pretty hair and a novel that deserves to be published. “A” continues to walk beside me on this writing journey, holding my words in gentle hands, and offering herself and her…
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Day 4: Travelers for the Journey
I hear a lot of talk about community, and to be honest, most of it goes over my head. I don’t do community very well. As I mentioned yesterday in my post at Michelle’s, we don’t belong to a church. Language barriers separate me from most of the people I come into contact with on a daily basis. And, I have…
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