Sunday, July 24, 2011

Mile Markers

"I wish women could be more like this in other areas of life.  I wish we could always support each other without comparing. I wish we could always allow others to be sad without trying to fix it. I wish we could always be happy for someone else without seeing the holes in our own lives.  I wish we could always share in another's gratitude for good fortune instead of poisoning it with our own regret. I wish we could always laugh together without our mirth coming at the expense of someone else. I wish we could always lift each other up without having to be on top.  I wish we could always applaud others' gifts without pining.  I wish we could always freely celebrate our own gifts without feeling the need to play small."

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for suggesting this book! And I'm so glad you wrote to me because for some reason you were not on my blog roll even though I am following you so I was missing out!

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  2. Megan, it is from a book called Mile Markers by Kristin Armstrong. She's a contributing editor and blogger for Runners World. I'm only halfway through the book but I'm really enjoying it. I got mine from the local library but you can read more about it here on Amazon.
    http://www.amazon.com/Mile-Markers-Important-Reasons-Women/dp/1609611063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296502046&sr=8-1

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