ready to move in.

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a latte to my right and instyle to my left. inspiration is filling me up!

Wild Geese.

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting--
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
Mary Oliver

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Stanton Warriors 'Turn Me Up Some' from Messrs. on Vimeo.

Inspiration.

Yesterday was my second and last long run before Marathon Monday.
I am absolutely in awe of the people I've encountered during my runs.
Donna, the Executive Director of TCR, Maritza, and I ran the marathon track from
Hopkinton, up until Heartbreak Hill. They are elite compared to this one so I was running most of it on my own, aside from the fellow runners, running past me.

I stopped for stretches and as cars were parked along the way, helping runners with water, first aid or a pack of gu, they were cheering you on. One guy helped me out with some gu and I kept seeing him as I ran, asking me how I was doing and kept telling me I can do it! I passed so many businesses that had signs out to cheer us on. I've never felt such endless love from strangers and I know that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Two girls came to my aid as I was stretching and tearing from the pain, they relieved me with some star burst jelly beans. I didn't ask, they insisted they give me them and as they ran off down the course, they yelled back, you go girlfriend!

If these things weren't enough, I thought of all my guests at Friday nights Miles + Memories cocktail party, my mom, and all of those that I'm running in memory of. I truly couldn't do this without the love and support from all of you guys. I'm running for you too.

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Bill Cunningham New York Trailer

her and now.

sometimes i think about who i will be when i'm older,
what would she say to me now?

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