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7/14/2011

I had the most amazing sleep last night. The Hampton Inn had a bed that just cradled my entire body. I was so comfortable I refused to wake up. Yet even on a day I’d like to be lazy, there is still a thing called check out time. No matter how much sleep I yearn for, my body knows that I need to be out of my room by eleven o’clock. The time might sound like sleeping in to you but after three thousand some miles it sounds like luxury to me.

Yesterday my thoughts were consumed with how a person reinvents themself. Today my mind is on running. I couldn’t help but think about everything that running has brought to my life. It has given me life. It is the activity single handedly responsible for keeping me healthy...

7/13/2011

Slept on my friends floor last night. It wasn’t all that bad. Started the day kind of stiff but when I get my blood flowing, all aches seem to go away. I feel like the circulation of blood stimulates the brain as well. At times when I’m running, I wish I could download my thoughts straight into my phone. I get these wonderful moments of enlightenment similar to those moments right before drifting into a deep sleep. If only our minds could always be that open. I think we think our best thoughts when we are without pressure. The mind isn’t occupied with those everyday worries.

As I ran, I thought mainly about where I sat a year and a half ago. I thought about the simple idea of wanting to make a change in one’s life...

7/12/2011

I spent the day preparing to go to the White House. I think it was more exhausting than running. Perhaps it’s because I’m a typical guy and I don’t really enjoy shopping all that much. I must admit, I was feeling excited to see my old friend Sunny. It’s been well over a decade since we’ve last seen each other. Since then he has gone on to recieve a masters and doctorate from Princeton and Yale and he’s been all over the world. He serves our country proudly and for that I salute him. He is an individual which reinforces my message about the importance of reading. I remember as a kid he devoured many many books. Today he is a White House fellow helping work on policies that shape our lives.

The day was filled with many reunions. I got to see Nick, Nick Jr., and Emily...