Truth has her sterner responsibilities sooner or later in store for those who have known anything about her.
Overcoming the difficulties of an ultramarathon reminds me that I can overcome the difficulties of life
Sometimes the road to wellness isnt a well-marked expressway.
But the longer and further I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind- a place where worries that seemed monumental melted away, where the beauty and timelessness of the universe, of the present moment, came into sharp focus.
As powerful as our legs are, as magnificent as our lungs and arms and muscles are, nothing matters more than the mind.
It's a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.
You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal.
The writing for me is hard work and I always look forward to drawing the pictures.
Congratulations to President Obama on being reelected president of the United States. Turns out it is not all bad news for the Republicans. It seems that depression is covered by Obamacare.
Maybe home isn't a place. Maybe it's a feeling you have inside of you, being around the people who matter to you
The Frenchman works until he can play. The American works until he can’t play; and then thanks the devil, his master, that he is donkey enough to die in harness. But the Englishman, as he has since become, works until he can pretend that he never worked at all.