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My life has been wrestled and corralled and molded and punched and drowned and strangled and electrocuted and brought back to life and dressed in flowers and softened and strengthened.
Indeed, I made it out of the winter and now things are somewhat in focus. Sun. Clear.


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"I've been so successful in my climbing because I usually haven't turned back during that final, exhausting 5 percent. Making it to the top isn't about a final sprint: it's about maintaining your rhythm-even if that rhythm is five breaths for every one step. That kind of focus means that you're more likely to have the energy to deal with unforseen ( Read more... )

"I remember heading down river in a rainstorm with the wind blowing the rain sideways at us. Everyone in the boat was looking down, and there were all these beautiful waterfalls around us and a rainbow in the dark sky. It's enlivening to be a part of all that. I wouldn't miss it."
~John Stokes, river guide

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me: "Today...I am talking, class! CLASS! Today...Lou, sit down! What is the deal over there guys ( Read more... )

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