How do you keep from getting lonely? Don’t you feel self-conscious eating out alone?” After the first 30 emails like these I thought, There’s a book here. It would be eight years before I published...

Like flowers blooming through cement,we, too, can grow beyond our cracks.

If you built the box, you can also break it down.

If running a marathon excites you, create space in your life for it. Adding a new commitment means recalibrating different areas of your world. Logging more miles as your race date approaches means less time...

Rest and repose are as much a part of life’s journeys as seeing all we came to see.

Experience is a master teacher, even when it’s not our own.

Sometimes we have to break down to break through.

When we establish human connections within the context of sharedexperience we create community wherever we go.

To believe that we can have what we want is an act of trust – not only of others but also, ourselves.

Wandering is not limited to geography. Also an altered state of consciousness, it allows a disembodied self to drift on currents of collective awareness with minimal attachment to the physical world. This state of wander...

Indulgence comes in all varieties: a mouthful of gourmet chocolate, a hot stone massage, a week in Paris or 20 uninterrupted minutes to getlost in a book.

You’d be surprised who will back down when you speak up.

The notion of the perfect time is more than myth. It’s the ultimate self-delusion.

In 2006 I had begun the discernment process for locating my rightful geographic home. By the time my corporate pink slip arrived I had spent two years researching and taking recon trips to five different...

At chaos’ core lies the invitation.

Practice trust in small matters for huge returns in the large ones.

As your training integrates Mind, Body and Spirit, enjoy the process. Your journey to the marathon finish will last a few hours. Your journey to the start will influence a lifetime.

Showing up begins long before you stand at the start. Prove yourself an exception in a world where people talk more than act. Intent without follow-through is hollow. Disappoint yourself enough times and empty is...

Call it walking meditation or a neighborhood stroll; by whatever namesuits you, rediscover the art of meandering.

From the depths of your well, tap your will.

Never underestimate the lingering effects of a dash of spontaneous comfort.

Follow your heart. Then root its longing with the facts.

During those days of whirling about the globe, I had an epiphany: travel was the only area of my life where I had no expectations. I anticipated nothing while fully engaging each moment. What bred...

Stop now and always wonder. Press forward and tap the wonder.

Give full attention to life’s moments and the images you capture will be everlasting.

To commune with your heart and soul, be willing to go out of your mind.

The trip changed all that. Stirring the murk of a life ill-fitting, Something More was perceptible though without name or form. Something More was the genesis of a map, not one handed to me but...

Go for it. It will make a great story.

Nothing is lost in a stumble, only in the refusal to get up.

The goal of this book is do for you what Greg did for me: reframe 26.2 miles as accessible and inspire your first marathon journey, one mile at a time.

Taking risks to create the life you want is an act of trust. It means believing in your ability to create a new reality while you are in the process of creating it.

When your safety is in question follow your intuition. It will help you balance along the precipice between vulnerability and adventure.

New insights from being present are a gift.

When we write down our dreams we transform what we imagine into reality.

We can’t script every detail of our lives. But we can solve the riddleof fulfillment when we plan ahead while simultaneously embracingthe surprises of each moment.

Then I’d go home, return to a pattern of worry, unable to tap the surrender core to travel’s inspiration. What was different?

How can I participate in this community and still be who I am?

Till your inner garden and your outer landscape will flourish

Much of our lives consists of a series of choices over which we have absolute control.

In the aftermath of the attacks on the United States – that included chaotic overall of airline security – and the exploding tensions in Nepal, friends thought it ill-advised for me to board a flight...

Diving in IS testing the water.

The alchemy of diamonds from the rough is to mine every moment.

Treasure yourself for being, not doing.

Advice of all kinds from experienced marathoners can sweep you away. Your training, reading and racing will expand your network and everyone has a story – the best shoes, clothes, energy foods. Don’t second-guess yourself...

Is there a place you can go to break away for a little while? If you haven’t yet built your tree house, it’s never too late to start.

Those who receive the blessing are those who see beyond its disguise.

This is your first marathon. Possibly, you’ll want it to be your last. Focus on future races draws energy from the one in front of you. Like the mileage that comprises them, train for marathons...

Avoid the temptation to force a moment so you won’t miss the one with your name on it.

What would happen if, once back home, I stayed open to possibilities rather than attach to specific outcomes? What if I dreaded no potential storms? Ruminated over no past transgression? I knew how. For decades...

It is our beliefs, more than our experiences, that determine life’s possibilities.