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Blog #757: I Am My Sneakers

I felt it.I really, really felt it. All of it. The serious heat.My empty legs.My slowing pace. ______ I had been walking over an hour. I started the walk when it seemed a manageable 79 degrees. Looking at my phone at that moment... It had climbed fast to a scorching...

Blog #756: Is Your Try Running Out?

He is tired of trying. ______ “Hey Shawn, Thanks for always showing up. When I’m at my lowest, you write what I need to read. I need something big now. I keep trying, but it feels like I’m getting nowhere. I’m wondering if it’s time to throw in the towel.” ______ I...

Blog #755: Don’t Walk Past Yourself

Most people walk past them.I couldn't. For 35+ years... I’ve eaten rice, beans, and saladsbecause I love animals. But there's a little life my heart can't ignore. ______ Snails. I’ve written before about saving worms struggling across hot sidewalks. I’ve also carried...

Blog #754: The Teachers I Almost Missed

I see it clearly now. Two of my greatest teachershave never spoken a word. Two little dogs teaching big lessons. ______ For 15½ years… My Chihuahuas have taught me more about life than I’ve taught them. They taught me to celebrate. When I walk through the door, they...

Blog #753: The Uncomfortable Mirror

I was getting ready to go for a hike. My shoes were waiting by the door.My backpack was loaded down and ready. Then a thought quietly walked into the room. ______ "I don't feel like it." Nothing unusual. Except this time... I heard it differently. A second thought...

Blog #752: I Couldn’t Look Away

I was flipping through TV channels...until one of them stopped me cold. I didn't know the singer.I didn't know the song. But I couldn't look away. ______ It wasn't his voice that caught me. It was how completely he gave himself to the moment. He wasn't just singing.He...

Blog #751: I Pressed Send Anyway

#750 is behind me.#751 is right now. Still going.Still showing up.Still giving it my best. Every.Single.Thursday. ______ #751. That’s a lot of Thursdays. More than I ever imagined when this began. And although I'm acknowledging #751... I'm celebrating #1 more. That’s...

Blog #750: What Are You Leaving in Them?

At first... This blog was about a frog named Camino.Then it became a question. Ready to see where this leads? ______ First story... There’s a little frog that’s lived outside my front door in Sacramento for as long as I can remember. I call him “Camino.”Named after...

Blog #749: The Email Said She’s a Ghost

I read her email.I stopped breathing for a moment. "People don't say things like that." ______ The email read: "I’m a ghost. People don't see me. I don't even see myself anymore. I read your blog and maybe I'm not changing, but at least I see I don't want to be a...

Blog #748: It’s Time to Go

Moving forward. Not because it's easy.Because staying changes who you become. ______ The past has a powerful pull. A favorite memory.A former relationship.A great success.A missed opportunity.A different version of ourselves. It's easy to revisit what was. Especially...
Blog #650: A Mom. A Daughter. And Thursdays.

Blog #650: A Mom. A Daughter. And Thursdays.

I didn't know.Often, we don't. ______ Dear Shawn, I'm not a subscriber to your blog, but for the last 3 years, every Thursday, my Mom has read it to me. It became our Thursday thing. When she called, I would regularly answer, "Hello, Mom. Tell me what Shawn wrote...

Blog #649: The Days That Didn’t Happen

Blog #649: The Days That Didn’t Happen

Disappointment. I’ll never get used to its sting. ______ As I write this… I’m in Ketchikan, Alaska. My flight over the Alaskan fjords was just cancelled because of the weather. A few days ago, I was in Sitka. I went on a bear adventure. We saw none. The biggest...

Blog #648: Finding Your Favorites

Blog #648: Finding Your Favorites

“This is the best day of my life.” I think and feel the words. OFTEN. ______ An accountable number of times known only to the Gods… I have gratefully and authentically lived the best day of my life. How lucky am I? Or is it really…luck? ______ So right now… I am again...

Blog #647: Hanging Out with a Fortune Teller

Blog #647: Hanging Out with a Fortune Teller

Recently... I spent a moment with a scientist.Then a philosopher.And then a fortune teller. The guy was all three. ______ And he was only in 3rd grade. Uh, huh. Here's the story. The young guy was swimming back and forth in the giant Jacuzzi under the careful eye of a...

Blog #646: Hummingbirds, Mosquitoes and Grocery Bags

Blog #646: Hummingbirds, Mosquitoes and Grocery Bags

I have two shorts for you today. One....About harmony. Two...About hummingbirds. ______ One... "There's no place I'd rather be." Those are magic words. They mark the point where we feel total harmony. "There's no place I'd rather be." If we can find that place once a...

Blog #645: A Friend. An Email. A Speck.

Blog #645: A Friend. An Email. A Speck.

Positive.Energy.Tidbits. I.Have.Three. ______ #1. A friend named Zee. At the end of late afternoon calls, she leaves with these words: "Tomorrow's going to be an amazing day!" Life positively changes a LOT when you walk through it thinking that a LOT. ______ #2....

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