I thought of many ways I could start this.
Here’s one:
Death circles me.
Category: The Philosophy Chapters
Halfway There
One afternoon, I cut off my hair. One night, I had a nightmare. One morning, I ran my first 5k. I finished those things – but I’m still only halfway there.
This Is Not About Running
This month I’ve learned to run further and faster and longer than I’ve ever gone before by deciding where I’m going and then keeping my eyes on… Read more “This Is Not About Running”
Nothing Came Naturally (5 Years Ago)
“You do that with so much concentration,” he said, watching me.
“How am I supposed to do it?”
“Just as comes naturally.”
But if I just did it as comes naturally, I wouldn’t do it at all.
A Little Life
If a moment of life is worth living, it seems it must also be worth remembering.
The Number Nine
September is our anniversary month, and in honor of that I did something I’ve never done before: I wrote a blog post in collaboration with my husband.
Routines for a Reason
If I would be kidnapped and replaced by a clone, my daughter would probably be the first one to be troubled by it.
My Wisest Parenting Advice
Be the kind of person you want your daughter to be.
A Complete Lack of Something
More than once in my life have I seen an adult look at a very small child and comment that they envied that child’s complete lack of responsibilities.
20 Aid Stations
While I was making it, I called it Things That Soothed My Spirit Lately.