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Family

Proud

My son has shown me many things over the years. Most of the time it involves some kind of humbleness on my part as I move into another stage of fatherhood but this weekend he showed me what an amazing young man he is becoming and I was humbled in a another way.

Proud

Humbled to be proud. Proud of his spirit. Proud of his willingness to compete. Proud of his ability to focus. Proud of his attitude when he did not see the outcome he had envisioned. Proud that he remembered to pull out a chair for his mother. Proud of the way he treated his sister. Proud of the light he shines out into the world.

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Fitness

Barefoot

When I was seven years old I lived in Hawaii and I don’t think I ever wore shoes. At least until a bike tried to take off my toenail. After that I think I wore them while I rode but as I grew up I started wearing shoes more and more. Then last year I found out about Vibram Five Fingers.

VFFs

This is my first pair and I am hooked. They feel amazing. I thought I would just wear them once in a while. But I don’t want to put on any other shoes. It’s really odd. I know how strange they look but my body really responds to them.

I am aware that I am coming late to this party but as a good friend of mine reminded me – I did hike into the Grand Canyon with a pack wearing only aqua socks. This was of course due to my own stupidity of not breaking in the boots I bought to wear on the way down. But I made it down and back just fine. And I’m not sure I want to break in another pair of boots…..ever.