Hello everyone!
I have been searching for answers about the tragedy of Mollie Tibbetts. I feel terrible beyond words, everything about it. I didn't know Mollie, but her friends talk about her love of running, she was a great sister, student and daughter. The world has a huge void without her in it.
I have watched the world around me struggle with this. People are sad, mad, frustrated, furious, etc. I wish that we didn't have such evil in the world. Personally, I have been searching for some answers.
On a podcast, I was asked what I would do if I ran the world. My answer:
I would ask every single person to hug 10 people a day.
I hypothesize that if everyone did this, we wouldn't have much hate, negativity or loneliness. We might smile more often. OK, maybe 10 is a bit aggressive, but some number around 5 might work. They just have to be different people. Spread it around. Should we try this? Maybe I will do it this week-
so heads up. I will report back my results.
One other thing that has helped me is my friends, family, running and my son. We have trained for some races recently AND my wife sponsored the Peosta Glow Run. We used the hash tag #milesformollie. I know it isn't much, but it helped me feel like I was doing something good.
The last and most amazing thing to help:
Fists of fire! This is a yoga phrase and check this picture of my son out. He used it before his favorite race this morning. He reminded me that you have to enjoy life and have fun. Somehow, I believe that Mollie would enjoy the perspective.
And oh yes, I hugged my son extra hard after his race. :)
