Running For Our Lives

	Running For Our Lives
	TRIBUTES

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er-wrought heart and bids it break.
-William Shakespeare (MacBeth)

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can;
and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.
-Alphonse de Lamartine

Tributes

Someone once said, ""Mourning is love with no place to go." Running For Our Lives offers us a place to to go with our mourning, our missing, our memories of those we love and have lost.
And for some of us, it also gives us a place to go with our fear of the inevitable loss of others down the road.

When we can take our emotional energy--whether it is grief, longing or fear--and channel it into a positive direction--running, biking, hiking, whatever--it helps. It does not distract us from our grief, but it helps heal it by moving us gently through it.

So I honor my family and friends below whose presence in my life has inspired me forward. That presence may make me run a little faster, bike a little longer, or give me the courage to try something I never thought I could do, especially when I want to do it for them. I hope the same for you: that you learn and grow in tribute to them, who no doubt look down upon us and whisper, "That's right--you go!"

In Tribute to My Family and Friends

Family/Friend	In Tribute to	Personal Message
	Glenn Bateman Brother Meningitis Age 34 03/20/97	Thank you for your amazing sense of humor, your music, and for teaching me so many things, the most important of which is reminding me to stay light. I miss you every minute.
	Eleanor Chandler Grandmother Alzheimer's Disease Age 72 03/12/89
	Katie Ossa Friend Ovarian & brain cancer Age 44 12/23/09	Thank you for your spark and your smile. I have such fond memories of you, and wish we had been able to run a race together. In our next lives, my friend-- I'll see you at the starting line.
	Linda Backman Friend Suicide Age 16 11/17/86