OK, actually they’re 3 rather hard days, either of walking 60 miles (about 20 miles each day) or working as a volunteer to support the thousands of people walking, but getting involved in the Breast Cancer 3Day does make it easy to forget about the mundane things that we usually think are so hard and terrible on a daily basis. I’ve just completed my 4th stint on the Gear & Tent crew, after taking last year’s event off (while Jenn walked) to take care of our 4-week-old Hadarya. This year, my lovely wife crewed Pit Stop 1 with her sister and father, and I reteamed with my original truck partner, Lloyd, to put smiles on thousands of faces and try to bring a cure for breast cancer a little closer to reality. We dealt with a somewhat sick baby, a couple of babysitters, sleeping at home versus at camp, and not being at our crew stations as early as everyone else, but both our captains were very understanding. The spirit of generosity, kindness, and love that permeates this event is difficult to describe; if it were extended beyond this weekend into the “real world,” it would always be easy to forget about daily troubles, because there wouldn’t be as many.
Be kind to each other, and do something nice for someone else in the next 24 hours. See how it feels. Make it a habit. Let me know what and how you’re doing.
Now please pardon me while I go Skype with my dad and Marilyn in China. Ain’t technology grand?