Running Into Life

I just came across this term the other day and I have been thinking about it ever since. It’s one of those cleverly coined phrases that almost doesn’t need a definition or an explanation. Her...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2024/04/07/procasti-learning/

The concept of home extends beyond shelter, offering stability, independence, and a sense of place. Recalling her time at Northland College, the author describes how a small Wisconsin town became...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2024/03/29/finding-home-and-remembering-northland-college/

Thirteen years ago I was at a low point and feeling frustrated. This would have been the summer of 2010, and I looked all around me trying to get out of my funk. I wanted to burn everything down,...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/12/27/reflections-and-resolutions-for-my-blog-thirteen-years-plus-and-302-posts/

Training is on my mind. I have volunteer training, training for a new work contract, a new running plan, a poetry class (self-guided from a book), and a photography course (on DVDs that I checked...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/10/30/training/

The author, inspired by a local library event showcasing the most challenged books in the U.S., decided to expand their reading choices beyond comfortable norms. Their planned reading list includ...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/reading-and-rereading/

Okay, I have to say, that I’m walking a slippery slope with this, even before I begin, so here goes. “Comparison is the thief of joy,” is a quote attributed to my favorite U.S. president, T...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/10/15/comparison-is-the-thief-of-joy-unless-you-use-it-for-inspiration-and-change/

I love having something to look forward, whether a big event or something small. When I was little, it was looking forward to my birthday or a long weekend from school, or library day in an ordin...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/10/08/looking-forward-to/

bald /bôld/ adjective A few days ago, I was getting ready to trim my hair and then I went full blitz with the clippers, and shaved it all off. There was no real thought, just an action. However,...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/09/17/bald/

I recently started running again, if you can count two days in a row. Also, I run for very short spurts, followed by longer stints of walking. I picked a route that is nearby, so that I’m not f...

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/06/25/stumbling-and-gasping-and-starting-again/

You do not have to be good. We need you to create. We need you to sing, dance, write, whatever the verb, whatever the urge. Please. Do It. Thank you. Amen.

https://runningintolife.wordpress.com/2023/05/13/you-dont-have-to-be-good-but-please-just-do-it/