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losing the light

Occasionally, I am able to yank something worthwhile out of the river of thought that rushes though my brain. During a run the other day, this phrase occurred to me:

work on yourself

I’m sure I read this somewhere or heard the words spoken by someone. I never could have come up with this by myself. It’s one of the reasons I love to run. Some people meditate. Some do crossword puzzles.

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with blinders off, leaving the enchantment forest

“Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely the were to crack.” – Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings.  My…

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i believe in your victory

Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life,…

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however long it takes

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.” — William James.  I read once that the…

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while I was traveling you were scoring goals

In my mind I can see her clearly. The ball bobbing along the surface of the water right in front of her as she rushes…

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the sky above, the field below

We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. -Marcel Proust…

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