Travels
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius Twelve days and six flights later, I’m home. A business trip on the west coast, vacation on the east coast and a last minute business trip in the...
View ArticleThe Mettle Behind the Medal
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the...
View ArticleGoldy’s Lessons
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius I signed up for Goldy’s 10 mile run three weeks ago to get myself moving on training again. It’s one of my...
View ArticleCadence
“What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.” – Samuel Johnson Last Friday, I did a 9 mile run in preparation for the Twin Cities 10 miler which is in conjunction with...
View ArticleAirborne
“Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings.” – Victor Hugo We all have it in us. The longing and...
View ArticleRun with Joy
“Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude… Don’t complain; just work harder… Never give up.” – Randy Pausch When we were young, we were light on our feet, untethered. Each day a new adventure...
View ArticleThe 20 Miler
“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” – Theodore Isaac Rubin This weekend is...
View ArticleNot easy, not perfect but GOOD!
After a pretty good run this morning, Jeanne and I stopped for coffee before getting to the details of the day. Another running friend Soni – 80 years young – stopped by to say “hi.” She was telling us...
View ArticleThe Dew of Little Things
“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Khalil Gibran One of my favorite Fall...
View ArticleOnward!
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney As I crammed in a 10-minute rushed jaunt with the...
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