merry christmas

The Christmas stories in the Bible - and they are multiple and contradictory - are obviously myths. They are obviously not to be taken literally. They are meant as signs to the deeper, profounder truth that Christians hold to: that the force behind all that exists actually intervened in the consciousness of humankind in the form of a man so saturated in godliness that merely being near him healed people of the weight of the world's sins. This is so enormous and radical an idea that it is not suprising that early Christian writers told stories to bring it more firmly to life. But they were stories, telling of a deeper more ineffable truth. If only contemporary Christians could let go of the literalism in pursuit of the far more extraordinary fact of the Incarnation.- andrew sullivan

 - peace and good wishes

lucky number 7

seven, seven, I would never have thought that I could accomplish it...
the first two miles were out of whack-kath noticed i was doing something funny w/my right foot the other day and so now I am hyper aware and trying to fix it...
at mile 4 i needed hammer gel (YUM to the chocolate!)
at mile 5, i dropped my water bottle cap and had to hop off the treadmill
at 5.5, the treadmill went into cool down mode, so I had to restart it
and mile 6 and 7 were sweetly serene...as long as I kept on with my affirmations-
i can, i will, i'm able
si se puede
don't be a baby

as someone who lives in "her head" a great deal- always thinking, always worrying, always wondering, running is lethal because so much of it is internal debate: keep going or turn around?, push harder or take it easy?, you can do it or who really cares?

so, as you all head into the weekend- whatever challenges you may be facing (big or small) I hope you are in touch with your inner fierceness- you can, you will, you are able!