Sit, Walk, Write

“I beg to urge you everyone:Life and Death are a Great MatterAwaken, awaken, awakenTime passes quicklyDo not waste this precious life.”                     – Zen Evening Chant Best-selling author Natalie Goldberg, in

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Writing is Killing Us

“Go into cubeland in a tightly controlled corporate environment and you immediately sense that there is a malaise about being tied behind a computer screen seated all day. The soul

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We Are Not Alone

“The reason we race isn’t so much to beat each other but to be with each other.” – Christopher McDougall, author of  BORN TO RUN I like National Novel Writing

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That Nasty Little Voice

“Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.” – George Sheehan, columnist, cardiologist, running legend When I woke today, that

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The Perfect Mile

I’m a running geek and a writer and I loved THE PERFECT MILE. I listened to it on CD. It’s the story of three athletes, Roger Bannister from England, John

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Easy, Light, Smooth, and Fast

“Don’t fight the trail. Take what it gives you. . . “—ultramarathon runner Caballo Blanco aka Micah True (Died April of 2012) as quoted by Chris McDougall in the book

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Unanswerable Questions

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.” – Rainer Maria Rilke I don’t feel like writing today, but I’m writing

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Lessons from NaNoWriMo 2011

“Never underestimate the strength of a woman. Never mess with one who runs 13.1 miles just for fun.” – Judi Welsh National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2011 is history. As

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