In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston marathon. After realizing that a woman was running, race organizer Jock Semple went after Switzer shouting, “Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers.” However, Switzer’s boyfriend and other male runners created a human shield during the entire marathon.

The photograph taken of the incident made world headlines, and Kathrine later won the NYC marathon with a time of 3:07:29.

~Inspiring story.   One of the many women who paved the way for women rights~

Shh…Listen do you hear the song of my heart?

For is weeping the song of sorrow

Shh… Do you not hear it’s song of grief?

It’s longing for that heart which sang of love

to it.

Shh…Do you not feel the pain of my heart?

It’s dying slowly from sadness

for it once only felt the touch of love

Shh…Do you hear the breaking of my heart?

It’s shattering into pieces for it  does

not know how to beat on it’s own.

Shh…You need only listen for my heart is crying

out in pain for it has been broken.

Shh…Do you hear my heart?

Drill holes in your fence and insert marbles! >

Express yourself today. There’s no one exactly like you.
Have a beautiful, colorful day.

May you experience each day as a Sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.

~John O’Donohue~

To be beautiful means to be yourself

             You don’t need to be accepted by others.

You need to accept yourself.

~Thich Nhat Hanh~

You believe that a lover will bring you love, but it is your love that will bring you a lover.

~Alan Cohen~