“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” -Henry David Thoreau, Walden
“Running for me was a daily pact I made with myself to live deeply and thoroughly and with beautiful effort.” -Rob Shaver
Goal: Today and every day going forward, live with beautiful effort.
Speaking of, watch this trailer for the short film The Life We Have about Rob Shaver. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer twenty years ago and has battled it ever since. Over three years ago and faced with a terminal diagnosis, he resolved to run at least one mile a day no matter what.
He hasn’t missed a day since.
You can do anything you put your mind to.
Live with beautiful effort.
P.S. – For more on the film and Rob, click Here. H/t to Brian Newman and his always excellent Sub-Genre newsletter for alerting me to this powerful story.
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