1000 Miles

1000 miles

(Reflection following the summer of my senior year of high school)

1000 miles and 1000 cans.  I am defined by what others consider punishment and the removal from their comfort zone.  Through running 1000 miles in one summer and collecting 1000 cans for the homeless of our community I have become more developed in my character, leadership, and astuteness.  The miles of pounding the pavement has stretched my mind to realize what life is.  Life and running compete to be one of the best analogies ever presented.

A new authority

Alright, so in reality, I realize more and more each day that God is the utmost Authority in the city of Chicago - just like in every other place in the world. But over the last two days I too have gained a new authority in the neighborhood that I didn't have before, both as a coach and as a volunteer.