26 APR 2009 – 1 mile
27 APR 2009 – .5 miles
28 APR 2009 – 3 miles
29 APR 2009 – 2 miles
30 APR 2009 – 1 miles
01 MAY 2009 – 3 miles
02 MAY 2009 – 2 miles
12.5 miles Total this week
116.75 miles Total to date (883.25 to go)
Occasionally, we put in some serious walking during Mass. This Saturday evening was one of those times. Sam, being two years old, sometimes just needs to walk and experience the Mass in a different way. So we make the liturgy a journey.
During the service I was struck, really struck by part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist – the part where we pray “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and I shall be healed.” Think about that for a second… I don’t know about you, but my weaknesses are pretty weak. To think, ultimately, to believe, that there is any power in the universe that could wipe away all that makes me “unworthy”, with a word and nothing else – that’s pretty intense.
But as I reflected on this more, it occurs to me that the work we do in the world, on ourselves, with our children; is never about perfection, or worthiness per se. I mean strictly speaking, no one is ever going to be worthy of what we understand Jesus – the Eucharist – to be. Rather than thinking that G-d waves some kind of a magic wand, or breathes magic dust on us and changes us; I think he makes each of us worthy for our work in this world, and matches the definition of worthy to who each of us is. This is not to say that sinners should just go on sinning – G-d made special rules just for each of us. This is to say that we are worthy of what He put us here for, and we are worthy for it because He says so with our very existence.
Fascinating.
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19 APR 2009 – 1 mile
20 APR 2009 – 1.5 miles
21 APR 2009 – 3 miles
22 APR 2009 – 4 miles
23 APR 2009 – 2 miles
24 APR 2009 – 1 miles
25 APR 2009 – 4 miles
16.5 miles Total this week
104.25 miles Total to date (895.75 to go)
100 miles! 100 miles! 100 miles! 10% of the distance! 25% of the time!
Uh-oh. We’re going to have to light a fire under mom, here… Still, it’s exciting to realize I’ve gone 100 miles
That just about makes my day.
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12 APR 2009 – 1 mile – He is risen! Alleluia!
13 APR 2009 – 1.5 miles
14 APR 2009 – .5 miles
15 APR 2009 – 3 miles
16 APR 2009 – 3 miles
17 APR 2009 – 1 miles
18 APR 2009 – 4 miles
14 miles Total this week
87.75 miles Total to date (912.25 to go)
Oops! I’m not sure how I managed not to post this last week – Mea Culpa!
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05 APR 2009 – .5 miles
06 APR 2009 – 1.5 miles
07 APR 2009 – .5 miles
08 APR 2009 – 5 miles North Adams, Mass. rocks!
09 APR 2009 – 1 miles
10 APR 2009 – 1 miles
11 APR 2009 – 1 miles
10.5 miles Total this week
73.75 miles Total to date (926.25 to go)
Putting in 10 miles during a road trip is hard…
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29 MAR 2009 – 1 miles
30 MAR 2009 – 0 miles
31 MAR 2009 – 2.75 miles
01 APR 2009 – 2 miles
02 APR 2009 – 1.5 miles
03 APR 2009 – 1 miles
04 APR 2009 – 1 miles
9.25 miles Total this week
63.25 miles Total to date (936.75 to go)
On the road end of last week, and writing now from a hotel in lovely North Adams, Mass. It’s too late to regale you with the slings and arrows of my journey, so I’ll just keep my weekly posting commitment. Peace, love and all good things.
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Another week… Sheesh, time really does fly!
22 MAR 2009 – 1 miles
23 MAR 2009 – 1 miles
24 MAR 2009 – 1 miles
25 MAR 2009 – 1 miles
26 MAR 2009 – 1 miles
27 MAR 2009 – 3 miles
28 MAR 2009 – 4 miles
12 miles Total this week
54 miles Total to date (946 to go)
So this is kind of exciting, and kind of disappointing all at once. On the one hand – I’ve walked 54 miles! I could have walked to downtown Detroit from my home in Ann Arbor! But on the other hand – I’ve walked 54 miles. I have 946 to go. <sigh> I suppose the idea was to challenge myself.
I’ve been reflecting a lot this week on how very disappointed I am with my elected representatives. They have simply failed to represent in just about every way. I write them several times a month, and they just send me form letters back, and nothing ever changes.
Here’s the legislation I’d like to see them bring:
#1 – Paid lobbying is illegal.
#2 – 1 Representative for every 100,000 citizens (the ratio is currently 1:600,000).
#3 – Alter federal voting law to allow 1% of a national vote to trigger National Party Status.
It also appears clear to me that the republic is in dire need of a council — a Constitutional Council II if you will. Here’s what I’m thinking: our elected officials get together, and just read the document. Then reflect on it; perhaps listen to some poetry about it; look at it and appreciate it. I’m hoping that would be enough to stop business as usual around here, and get us back to basics and first principles.
Maybe the kids and I should stop by their respective offices with this little manifesto.
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Tags: Constitution, disappointments
So I just thought we were finding a rhythm …
08 MAR 2009 – 0 miles
09 MAR 2009 – 0 miles
10 MAR 2009 – 0 miles
11 MAR 2009 – 0 miles
12 MAR 2009 – 0 miles
13 MAR 2009 – 0 miles
14 MAR 2009 – 1 mile
1 mile Total this week
35.5 miles Total to date (964.5 to go)
Actually it seems were were seduced by marvelous weather, and are now cowering in the face of cold, wet weather. Just about complete wash for this week…
I did reflect on investing, and whether there is any moral way to do it… What is the difference between making a living, and making a killing? Perhaps the difference is more than just semantics.
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Tags: disappointments, Investing