Stories We Wrestle With

When A Story Creates Headlocks and Dropkicks Stories have a way of drawing me in close like a headlock… and every now and then, pushing you right back out, like a dropkick. Elizabeth Gilbert does that to me. One minute she’s got me in a headlock… completely pulled into the moment, and the next, she’ll …

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A Still Boat

Note For years, I written The Bowlegged Blogger... writing about motion. The rhythm of swimming, biking, running, and finding myself through movement. But lately, the miles have slowed (thanks to a new hip and cranky knees), and life's lessons have taken on a different effort. I used to measure myself by distance and time; now …

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Hugs on Hiatus?

Will the Corona Pandemic and the practice of Social Distancing leave a lasting scar on us similar to what the Great Depression and the Spanish Flu did to the Greatest Generation? Social distancing has put hugs on hiatus for a good reason I know but.. will they ever return? My buddy Steve mentioned how awkward …

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