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#474: A Hard Bed to Find
I left for the long day's walkbefore the sun had even met the morning sky. I was in Spain walking the Camino de Santiago. My day's goal was to push my legs 23 miles further down the trail.It's where I'd find my next bed. It was also the furthest I'd ever tried to hike...
#473: Wild Bears and Whiskey Lemonades
When life gives you lemons... make Whiskey Lemonade. Well...that's how the saying goes for me with this story. I was hiking a couple hundred miles of the John Muir Trail with a buddy. It was bear country and, of course, we were carrying food on our backs. To...
#472: Ask Her ONE Question
Different in age, need and want...three students sat on the steps. The Teacher...a woman old in years and wise in life...sat in front of them. Each student had an opportunity to ask her ONE question closest to their heart. Question 1...from a 20-year-old (with a...
#471: When Stars Stop Shining
Sometimes...you just have to BELIEVE extra hard. It was July 6, 2009, and... It was fifteen days before I was to start peddling a bike...yep, a bike... ocean-to-ocean across the United States on what I named the Extra Mile America Tour. My vision was to create events...
#470: What’s Inside the Box?
At the end of each day...I ask myself this question: "What was today's highlight?" I reflect, write my answer on a small slip of paper, fold it...and put the day's highlight in my "Dream Box." Yep. I have a Dream Box. It stores my highlights and wishes.Every day I...
#469: Won’t Find It in a Hallmark Card
Sometimes I get one. I receive a message that wouldn't be inspiring to read in a Hallmark card. Here's three I had fun with: # 1. In an email:"I've never heard of you. Who are you? If you're so motivating why haven't I heard of you?" My response:"Thanks for finding...
