(Credit: Judy Card)
This is a tale of two marathons. One is a race that you run; the other is the many life challenges you must confront.
Huge differences, yes, yet both require a common strategy. One is a race of 26 miles and 385 yards that a dedicated person with training and planning can do. Marathon races are voluntary, the course set, and the timing exact. You may have never considering running a marathon, but I know you will face marathon challenges in your life.
That other marathon is the turmoil when your life confronts injury, sickness, losses and even pandemics. Both marathons require that you muster the energy to combat the challenge. As one dear Shelter Island neighbor shared with me, you must be