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Mountains and Valleys – Running Reflecting Life
“In order to keep an average 4km/hour I had to go up hills at 2km/hour and down at 6km/hour. I was barely doing this at this stage as the downhills were becoming painfully sore on the legs. My hunch was right. The last big hill up and over to Argentiere was the steepest of them…
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Prayer at Lucens
On rare occasions I write prayers down. They are not like my usual daily ramblings to God. These spoken words or thoughts have little structure. They often are repetitive. Seldom do I feel I adequately express myself. What I am sure of though is that God doesn’t mind. For my own sake, it can sometimes…
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Oft Read Books – Soul Food
In a previous blog (‘A Life Prayer’) I spoke of experiencing ‘reading the right books at the right time’. These are often books that have made an impression on me. They may be self help books that do what the cover says, they help. Or they may be inspiring for their wisdom or insight for living.…
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Daily November Runs in Scotland
Not again I can hear many say. Yes November is when, for several years, I challenge myself to run every day of the month. I used to do this for the month of December. That was in line with a popular running challenge, the Marcothon. Recently I have changed to November. For no particular reason.…
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Journal Joys and Benefits
For years I have been writing a journal. To say I am ‘writing about my life‘ sounds a bit grandiose. As if I can observe and analyse my existence. However it is an attempt to create some record of my day. A lot of entries are more like a diary, simply a record of what…
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O For a Simple Life.
The notion of a simple life is attractive. A home where everything needed is in its place. No hoarding. That’s my aspiration. Yet it’s elusive. Life gets in the way. Things are acquired and kept. Such and such ‘might be useful someday’. Instead they gather dust, unused. Occasionally a clear out is attempted. Usually it’s…
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Allan Grant 