I know so many amazing people. I do not know why I am so blessed, but I truly am the luckiest person in the world. My run with Marion yesterday and my 9 miler today with Catherine have changed my life for the better in under 24 hours. I understand that my mental health requires being outside in the daylight and fresh air, but I also require deep, fulfilling, thought provoking conversations. It's essential. The weeks started out by trying to take me down, and by Wednesday, I was almost down for the count. But a little fresh air, some most excellent company, and excersize changed everything. My week ended on a note of renewal and hope. I am surrounded by the most incredible women of intelligence, saavy, insight, endurance, patience & wisdom. If I didn't run, I have no idea how I would have access to their brains and time. Every Saturday for the past few months Catherine and I have been seeing 'my hawk' and talking a bit about what that means for me. Well today, we saw a bald eagle! A white headed, fully grown bald eagle, and a younger eagle, nobly perched in a tree. I've been surrounded recently by owls, hawks, and eagles. It's strange how they keep appearing again and again until the message is clear to me: I must draw from and emulate that kind of elegant strength, and claim my bold place in the world. Those noble birds, the fields of white, the majestic Mt. Timp, the clean winter air. I am renewed, and it's clear to me now. I need to write a book. | 