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I’ve always been magnetized to the path of surrender. I’ve tried climbing ladders and reaching for the stars but never with any heartfelt enthusiasm. Any real thing I’ve ever felt has come through being brought to my knees. If we were dancing, this life and I, I would be gladly giving over my hand to be led, dipping and twirling and gasping for air in sheer astonishment at how we had been moving in perfect attunement with my own natural rhythm this whole time. I would never and do not grow tired of the way the dance contours around every rock edge and windswept shoreline of my body. I’m never not amazed at how my partner anticipates my every step, senses my cravings and just ahead of time, clears the path before me as clues start to align.
my 1st ultramarathon (audio)