a gratitude practice
Posted in photos, senegal, The Book, writing on May 31st, 2008
I love the way photos can bring you to another world. A travel website is interested in publishing a chapter from my upcoming book, and they’ve requested a photo to go along with it. I’ve spent the evening looking at my photos from four years ago, when I lived in Senegal, and I can remember [...]
Being held captive in O’Hare got me thinking about all the travel mishaps I’ve had in my life and how the only thing that made them enjoyable was making an effort to enjoy them. Zig zagging on Himalayan switchback road in India while several motion sick passengers puked out their windows marked not an insufferable [...]
Posted in The Book on Apr 25th, 2008
I am traveling to Roanke, VA this weekend for a conference and looking forward to thanking Rotarinas, promoting my book and selling advanced copies, and enjoying spring time in the mountains. This morning, in a total time crunch, I realized I needed to make color copies to bring with me (in addition to packing, writing [...]
Posted in daily, dreams, friends, hard work, MadCity Marathon, marathon, running, senegal, The Book, words, writing on Apr 14th, 2008
Sometimes life’s biggest disappointments are tomorrow’s opportunities dressed up in wolves’s clothing. Last week I officially changed my marathon event from 26.2 to 13.1 and with a heavy heart (not to mention legs) tried to begin a modified training schedule. After only three days of consecutive running, my foot ached again and the thought of [...]
An expression of gratitude for all that is good in my life.
