Tag Archives: running

You Can’t Solve Everything with a Good Run

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Callie Skokos

Oh January, you are so cold, I say out loud as I check the weather app. It’s 7:45 a.m. and 19 degrees. This is Colorado. I could wait a few hours and run in slightly warmer conditions with the sun … Continue reading →

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We Save People.

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Callie Skokos

My alarm startles me awake at 5:15 a.m. – relieving me from the nightmare I just had about massive floodwaters carrying me away after a breaking levee.  I breathe in, and feel incredibly grateful I only remember fragments of this … Continue reading →

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Trump Trauma

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Callie Skokos

“A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood The filmstrip of my mind clicks through the scenes ever so quickly this morning – with every footfall that lands and crunches on the fallen leaves blanketing … Continue reading →

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Power Dressing

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Callie Skokos

I awake to my 49th Fourth of July. It’s 7:30 a.m. and already 71 degrees in Littleton, Colorado. I hop out of bed – secretly thrilled that I logged almost 8 hours of sleep and no one else is awake … Continue reading →

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No One Can Love a Stone

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Callie Skokos

On this day, I call myself the Ragamuffin Runner – desperate to make sense of the mess one mile at a time. But only a few years ago, I would never have outwardly admitted that I am “burnt-out, bedraggled, and … Continue reading →

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My Protector Wore a Hat to Church

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Callie Skokos

I woke up smiling today. Oh, how I wish I could have gone back to sleep so I could spend more time with her. The dream was so real. I was my age now, but she was still the age … Continue reading →

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The Good Samaritan – Part II

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Callie Skokos

[This is continuation of a story that couldn’t be told in just 700 words] I was trembling and sobbing with both hands gripping the steering wheel – feeling humiliated and terrified as I focused on my attacker arrogantly jogging from … Continue reading →

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The Good Samaritan – Part I

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Callie Skokos

As I pull into the dirt parking lot at Chatfield, I feel a tingle rise up the back of my neck and then I physically shiver – it’s that whole-body kind of shiver and it’s not from the brisk early … Continue reading →

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In the Gaps

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Callie Skokos

“How are things now that you’re back from your trip?” I asked a good friend after our work day ended.  This friend has a demanding executive-level job, supports a family of six, and recently returned from a much-needed vacation.  “With … Continue reading →

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Monkey Mind

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Callie Skokos

“Mom, you call yourself a Christian, but honestly, I really think you’re more of a Buddhist.” I recall this comment from my 18-year old son and smile to myself as I’m stretching mindlessly in the parking lot – leaning up … Continue reading →

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