Racing is an interesting concept. In any race, there is a route to follow. Veer of course and you are disqualified. When you're running a race you have to follow the course or you cannot win. If you decide that you want to explore, you have to give up that race. There comes a moment in life when the chase begins to feel hollow. Not because you’re incapable of keeping up, but because you finally realize the race you’ve been running isn’t actually yours. The world hands out a script...

This morning as I was getting ready I noticed my tattoo. It's on the outside calf of my right leg so it is not always easy to see. It's Romans 5:3-5 which says: We rejoince in our Sufferings, knowing that Suffering produces Endurance and endurance produces character, and character produces hope It was a tattoo designed to get me push through tough training when preparing for my next race. I had long thought it was the perfect Bible passage for a runner. Running is pain. Every step of the...

Empathetic listening for the neurodivergent For most of my life I have seen my ADHD as a curse. My teachers had no patience for me. My...