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“Real connection and intimacy is like a meal, not a sugar fix.”
“I run hills anytime I really have to think.”
“I realize that I am typically vulnerable only when and where and how much it suits me. I can choose my writer words and even go back and edit.”
“As my children leave the protected parameters of the bay called childhood and enter the wavier seas of adolescence, I'm starting to get seasick.”
“Parents walk a fine line between discipline and grace - values have to hold even when circumstances change or call for compromise or compassion. It's the ultimate challenge to be both firm and fluid, soft and strong, yielding yet rock solid.”
“I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings I know is feeling truly free.”
“When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.”
“I think, as most of us do, I put such high expectations on myself that this spills over onto other people. And not everyone is wired this way. Some people can shrug expectations off their shoulders like a cardigan, remaining cool and breezy. Others wear them like a parka with a stuck zipper, hot and stifling.”
“If your husband asks what you think, tell him. If you have a preference, voice it. If you have a question, ask it. If you want to cry, bawl. If you need help, raise your hand and jump up and down.”
“I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my body, and the thoughts running through my mind. Everything is clearer, heightened.”
“Circumstances in life often take us places that we never intended to go. We visit some places of beauty, others of pain and desolation.”
“Before I got divorced, I was personally unfamiliar with trial, or at least trial of serious, heart-wrenching proportions. I figured that life went smoothly if you tried hard, and if you messed up, or things weren't working out, you just tried harder.”
“We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying; jumping in or climbing down, a direct approach or a delay, joyful or miserable, a spirit of adventure, or God help me, get this thing over with.”
“Pause today and notice something you have worked hard on and recognize yourself for it. Acknowledge your effort.”
“I never imagined that divorce would be part of my life history or my family's legacy. When people say that divorce can be more painful than death, I understand why. But like any great trial, God uses everything for good, if we allow Him to heal us.”
“When we focus on our pain, our ache deepens.”
“Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.”
“I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace.”
“Freedom is not the absence of obligation or restraint, but the freedom of movement within healthy, chosen parameters.”
“To me, there is no greater way to achieve clarity than to run alone, or share miles with a trusted friend.”