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5/14/2011

If there is on thing I hate, it’s unfinished business. We go through trials and tribulations to test our resolve. But, there is more than resolve being tested here. My body and my spirit have been pushed and now I’m pushing back. I apologize to my readers out there. I know I haven’t given you the content to which you’ve become accustomed. Usually I think excuses are weak but I’ve got one at the moment. I have been pulled in a million directions. The accident has put quite a lot of work in front of me. I promise this lapse is but a minor bump. If I can keep getting back on the horse that bucks me I will eventually tame it. Strong mind = Strong body = Strong spirit. That’s my blueprint!

I laid everything on the line when I set out to conquer this journey...

5/12/2011

Took care of various things today so that I can get myself back on the road. Since I mentioned the poem “If” yesterday, I thought today would be a good time to share it with you. Enjoy!!

If

By Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal...

5/11/11

Sometimes this world knocks us down but we should never let it knock us out. We must stand up. Triumph and disaster are in the mind. Rudyard Kipling wrote in his famous poem “If” that if you can treat the two imposters the same, you are a man. When I lose my composure and things seem dark this poem always calms my nerves. It’s kind of like how I feel after running except without the sweat.

After this tumultuous week, I woke up this morning and took some time to run. I wanted to make sure I still had my legs. I think all runners get that paranoid feeling that if they don’t run they will forget how. So for those of you wondering what is the next step after this minor setback, it looks like I’m going to load up a baby stroller and take the road solo...