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In 4 weeks, I will Step Off on the Walk for PEACE.

As I prepare, I notice:

• I feel like I am watching a movie about the Walk, and at the same time, I’m playing the leading role.

• How lovely it is to own things and how much responsibility it is to own things.

• Although my dog can’t speak, she tells me every day how she feels.

• I’m curious and excited around the ever shortening number of days before Step Off, and I feel the sad about leaving the loving company of my sister and brother-in-law.

• I feel a sense of spaciousness as I let go of my possessions, and an awareness of needing every inch of space in the buggy that will hold our belongings (and sometimes Chandler) as I/we Walk.

And this afternoon, I had the opportunity to ride my motorcycle for almost an hour. As I rode, the challenges already faced faded out of sight and the mirage of challenges yet to come disappeared from the horizon.

I was present to chill of the fading winter air on my arms and the warmth of the coming spring sunshine on my back as the sun lowered slightly in the sky.

And I am reminded of what it is to be present to grace.