Life

I know that this blog title has the potential to be very misleading.  I mean, life is an extremely broad subject.  How could I cover everything?  Or remotely close to everything?  I guess what I really want to do is laud life's directions.  Anybody can take life and turn it into something unique and special.  We are not to sit back and let life rule us; rather, we should be embracing the turns and staggers and curveballs and make life something to be savored.

To see what I mean, please consider the following:

I have a friend who is finishing up his first year of teaching in Morocco.  He is helping to coach the track team and has just completed his first marathon.

I have a friend who is working in Dubai.  He has been to the Dead Sea and Oman for weekend trips.

I have a friend who is working on his doctorate in Mississippi, while building rock climbing walls, riding the mountain bike trails, winning triathlons, and still finding time to advance polymer studies.

I have a friend who is living in Las Vegas, pursuing his dreams and not letting anyone stand in his way.

I have a friend in Alaska who is in the middle of her first year performing physical therapy for the public school children who desperately need it.

I have a friend in Colorado preparing to leave for Cambodia with a team to help stop sex trafficking.

I have a friend in Michigan who is married.

Life is full of adventures and surprises.  The coolest part is that these wayfarers were able to impact my life at some point.  They stopped their forward motion and took enough time to inspire me.  What an incredibly selfless act.

Time to work on my own story and touch lives in the same way.