handwritten on January 24, 2020
4.0 - I think something I have really focused on this coming year or perhaps realized more fully is the importance of having life talks with those individuals who you know will have your back. Because I think insight is really found from talking things out, and I think sometimes people are so busy or so full of commitments or so focused on what THEY want and what THEY hope to do that these life chats just don't happen often enough. This year, life chats have been happening more frequently than probably any other year, and I think it is because multiple individuals are at a crossroads or because we are a point where we have been able to stop and breath for a quick second and that sometimes...
handwritten on January 22, 2020
2 miles: While I was running today, I had this moment of sincere peace wash over me. And for the first time ever, I ditched my idea of trying to find "something else." Contentment has always been something I have struggled with because I'm a goal oriented person, because I always convince myself that I can be better (which I can) but I also think that gratitude when you wake up everyday is sometimes realizing that those pancakes and coffee you make in the same way on that same day on the weekend-do you really need to change it up all the time? My fear for myself has always been "doing the same thing twice" because what if I could be doing something different? What if I could be doing...
handwritten on January 21, 2020
3.5 miles: In reference to my post from Monday, I found myself really focusing on the few words below during my run. Today was a day where you realize you are just a small crumb in the universe. It was a reminder that building trust takes time and does not happen all at once. It was also a reminder that journeys are sometimes not what they appear to be at first. We always want life to swing one way until we realize that sometimes the way life did swing may have been much better than the plan we originally imagined for ourselves. We all strive to want to do better, do more and find a passion for something we can be passionate about. But I think it is important to always keep first and...
handwritten on January 20, 2020
3 miles: I will talk tomorrow more about the words I heard tonight at Urban Impact and what they mean to me. But for now...I leave you with words by Dr. King himself. I"ll let you rest with them as we close out today.
If any of you are around when I have to meet my day, I don't want a long funeral. And if you get somebody to deliver the eulogy tell him not to talk too long. Every now and then I wonder what I want him to say.
Tell him not to mention that I have a Nobel Peace Prize--that isn't important. Tell not to mention that have 300 or 400 other awards--that's not important. Tell him not to mention where I went to school.
I'd like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther...
handwritten on January 19, 2020
Today was a refreshing day in church. It may have been the first time I have attended church and the sermon surrounded concepts of faith, love and justice as well as some of my favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quotes. There have been many times I have sat in college, in church and other places where the name and the day are not even mentioned. A few of the points I wish to share were quite profound and really moved me. One of the messages said this: reform will never unfold if we pretend it belongs to someone else and tomorrow-is when fools reform.
At the end of some beautiful music and wonderful conversation, the last pastor left us with this: just remember....change begins with me. If we...
