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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...
#500: Comedy. Mystery. And the Absurd.

#500: Comedy. Mystery. And the Absurd.

When I'm in Southern California...I own box seats in an amazing arena. I use them twice a day. The seats are not available to see a Dodger's or Angel's baseball game.Nor do I have to go all "suit and tie" dressed up to sit in them. But every time I use them, the show...

#499: Umbrellas, Rainbows…and Terri

#499: Umbrellas, Rainbows…and Terri

For a while...my Monday seemed perfect. It was a rare day in accomplishing everything on my To Do list. I did some writing. I created opportunities to support others. I did my "hard-to-get-motivated-to-do" floor exercises. My body felt strong after a late 30-minute...

#498: One Purple Toenail Later

#498: One Purple Toenail Later

It was only 60 days agothat I decided to DO it. Now it's over. Calendars and clocks move unbelievably fast. On June 29, I made the decision to walk across Spain.On June 30, I booked a non-refundable ticket to Oviedo.On July 1-5, I mapped out a walking route and booked...

#497: Spanking, Snickering…OMG!

#497: Spanking, Snickering…OMG!

The laughing outside my hotel room woke me up. I looked at my watch laying on the nightstand. It was 1:05 a.m. In the wing of the Madrid hotel I was staying, there were only two rooms... isolated from the rest of the hotel by a big, heavy door...and now the guests of...

#496: Talking To My Feet

#496: Talking To My Feet

"Thank you!" That's what I'm whisperin' as I look at my tired feet.They've carried me 183 crazy-hard miles. And now... I only have 12 easy miles left before reaching my final destination in Santiago, Spain...the famous Catedral de Santiago de Compostela. I'm through...

#495: Inspiration…and Garbanzo Bean Soup

#495: Inspiration…and Garbanzo Bean Soup

In the last ten days...my conversations have been few. In walking across northern Spain, I've experienced only a couple of English speakers...except for those who speak the most broken and hard-to-understand English. As for my Espanol? Count my two years of receiving...

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