The Existentially Preoccupied Long Distance RunnerSometimes I like to run so hard and for so longwith each mile I can feel the pain of my own awareness,my own heightened consciousness of what ails me,the ills of the world,the limitations of our existence,the losses we must endure,the superficial interactions.Sometimes I like to run so hard and for so longthat I can feel all of these feelings seep out of the pours of my own skin,the sweat cleansing my very being,my awareness of beauty heightened,the experience of joy possible,each mile, each minute, ridding me of these feelings,washing away the illusions,showing me the truth.Sometimes I like to run so hard and for so long…until finally I feel free…until finally I AM free….
— Jacqueline Simon GunnThe Storms of This LifeWatching the distant clouds building and growing forevermoreThe harsh wind begins rushing thru the leaves with the branches bending to and froIn the attempts to not give in again I'm standing firm on all that I knowAnd extending out my hand reaching beyond the heavens aboveGrasping for His strength to hold on, along with the endurance to make it thruPraying that the ground beneath me will not erode nor engulf all that I love.
— Christine UptonThe pain of running relieves the pain of living.
— Jacqueline Simon GunnWe must be conscious of this; one day, the life we have, will be gone.
— Lailah Gifty AkitaLife may try to knock you down but be persistent with your passions - cultivate grit, resilience, tenacity and endurance success will come.
— Amit RayStrength for today, overflowing grace.
— Lailah Gifty AkitaLive life in the power of the Holy Spirit.
— Lailah Gifty AkitaNo drugs here, no manipulation of neurotransmitters that leaves our worldly problems unattended. And no talking cures because explicit insight is not needed. All that is required is courage: the courage to encounter discomfort and stay with it long enough to be changed by it, strengthened.
— Jason DiasBright light. You've always found your way.
— Nora RobertsWe can overcome the uncertainties in life with courage and hope.
— Lailah Gifty Akita