December 1, 2009

To wait for someone else, or to expect someone else to make my life richer, or fuller, or more satisfying, puts me in a constant state of suspension; and I miss all those moments that pass. They never come back to be experienced again. —– Kathleen Tierney Crilly Wouldn’t it be so much easier if […]

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November 16, 2009

People need joy. Quite as much as clothing. Some of them need it far more. — Margaret Collier Graham The joy of running. The joy of Fall. The joy of love and laugther. The joy of a good book. Right now, I am experiencing all, and I feel very blessed. Nothing extraordinary or new is […]

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November 13, 2009

If people only knew the healing power of laughter and joy, many of our fine doctors would be out of business. Joy is one of nature’s greatest medicines. Joy is always healthy. A pleasant state of mind tends to bring abnormal conditions back to normal. — Catherine Ponder I just got off the phone with […]

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October 21, 2009

You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you are going to live. Now. – Joan Baez This past weekend, some friends and I went to Denver to visit a running buddy who recently relocated to the area. We decided to run the Denver Marathon for […]

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October 10, 2009

In soloing – as in other activities – it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it. – Amelia Earhart Back to it – I’m lost without serious training. I love running, being outside, moving at my own pace under my own power. Sometimes fast, sometimes not. Tim had a serious […]

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September 26, 2009

The life of man is the true romance, which when it is valiantly conducted, will yield the imagination a higher joy than any fiction. – Emerson Wow! Crazy summer! As many of you have already heard, Tim had sudden cardiac arrest at mile 48 of the PCT 50. He had to be Lifeflighted to Portland, […]

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