Some. Days. Just. Suck. Today is one of those days. I didn’t want to get out of bed. But I did. Barely. I didn’t want to function. But I am… as best I can. It’s been a challenging week, really. We’ve been celebrating my growth a lot here at MiSFiT in MoTioN. And I thank … More Some. Days. Just. Suck.
I bet you think the title has a typo. 😜 Last weekend I attended the Women in Recovery retreat at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Three Rivers, California. My 10th year. The retreat’s 20th year. 2010. My first year. I wasn’t even sober yet. I had 84 days of recovery from codependency. Well. Um. Sort of. … More Shift Happens
Fifteen years ago, I attended my first Take Back the Night. Take Back the Night is an international event and non-profit organization with the mission of ending sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. Hundreds of events are held in over 30 countries annually. (Wikipedia) 2004. Fall. My first semester as a student at Fresno … More Take Back the Night
Isn’t life just funny sometimes? I don’t necessarily mean “Funny HA-HA.” Just, you know, funny weird. You muster the courage to take one risk, and it leads you to another–even scarier–road. Then you get to decide if you’re courageous enough to take yet another risk. Even though you know, by now, it will probably lead … More Life is Funny that Way
I’ve always been a writer. Even when I wasn’t writing. Like when my son died, and seemingly so had my words. It was an abysmal period. My words were lost to me, or I was lost to them. Either way, I just wasn’t writing anymore. But I was still a writer. Because I’ve always been a writer. … More Out of the Abyss
I started running in 2013, at the age of 45. I know, I know, you’ve heard it all before. Please hang in there… I’m going somewhere important with this, I promise. I’ve run more than twenty 5K races, one 10K race, and several 2M races. To some people, that’s probably not impressive. Or even significant. … More No One Said it Would Be Easy
My wife is a pointer. To hear her tell it, the last few years have been “tough.” If you press her for details, you may get bits of the story. If you really engage her, before you know it you’ll be able to start piecing together those bits into the skeleton of an entire story. … More The General
I’m baaaaaaack… and damn has a LOT happened in the last five years! Don’t worry, I’m still a runner… #RunningToSurvive even. Other than that, I practically don’t recognize myself–and to some degree, my family–anymore. Change has been a constant. But, that’s really life, isn’t it? Life is in session, that’s for sure. Hey, speaking of … More I’m Baaaaaaack!
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