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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 #620: Why Only Seven?

Blog #620: Why Only Seven?

The Speed of Life. I graduated from college in 1985.It's 2024. That's why I write about not wasting life.We have zero to waste. ______ 2024. Once... Seemingly the date for sci-fi books I read. Today... A real-life year we're about to start. The future lives... Now....

Blog #619: Ending. Stinging. Starting.

Blog #619: Ending. Stinging. Starting.

I focus on STARTS.It soothes the sting of ENDS. ______ My ocean-traveling adventure has come to an end. It was a brilliant 30 days of renewing health and breathing harmony. I loved it. My day-to-day responsibilities weren't consuming me. I had no clue if my favorite...

Blog #618: Knocked By TWO Waves

Blog #618: Knocked By TWO Waves

Crashing big waves. The ocean carries them.So does the land. ______ I’m living on the ocean for thirty days. I spent today in Antigua, Guatemala, before again boarding the Bliss (the name of my ship) and setting sail up the Pacific. In Antigua… My sneakers took me up...

Blog #617: Watering the Little

Blog #617: Watering the Little

I’m in Cartagena, Columbia.I thought I just met a new friend. BUT… He didn’t think the same of me.He peed on my computer. ______ I won’t keep you in suspense. He’s a TINY red squirrel. I was sitting outdoors in a very lush, plant and tree-rich café-like area. I had...

Blog #616: Doing the Dolphin Thing

Blog #616: Doing the Dolphin Thing

I’m in the ocean off Costa Rica. I can’t see land.But I see dolphins. Hours of them. ______ Yesterday... The dolphins kept coming. And as they did… TIME stopped moving. My initial goal had been to walk laps on the ship’s track. The walking never happened. My feet...

Blog #615: 30 Nights on the Water

Blog #615: 30 Nights on the Water

For the next four weeks…I’ll be sharing stories from the ocean. For 30 nights…That’s where I’m sleeping. ______ Cabo San Lucas. It’s a beautifully visual port town. So many towns are along Mexico’s coast. I was sitting in a main walkway…watching locals drum up...

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