Sophfronia Scott's Blog: Sophfronia Scott, Author

The author Gavin De Becker says ���If we are to build resilience and bounce back from the struggles of life, we must take this battle of the mind seriously.��� For this morning���s walk, how positivity is about engaging with reality, not denying or running away from it.

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Good morning from St Hugh's College at Oxford! I got it wrong in the video: It was Georgia O'Keeffe who said, "��� to have a friend takes time." The fox said to the Little Prince: "Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more." My question, though, is still the same. For this morning's walk, do we have time to make new friends, real friends? How do we do it?

When it gets tough, connection is everything. For this morning’s walk, your best way to endure challenging times. And it’s closer than you think.

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You had a good day? Yes? Then why not have many, many more? For this morning’s walk, seeking an abundance of good days.

You’re motivated, inspired, and ready to take on the world! Now what? For this morning’s walk, along Lake Delavan, how to tend the rose that you’ve created on retreat.

I can be a loner like nobody���s business but for this morning���s walk, at Chautauqua Institution, I���m all about finding the best of myself in community. And you can too. Chautauqua Institution Alma College MFA in Creative Writing

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Yes, it’s empowering and freeing to throw off constrictions and not care about them anymore. AND, for this morning’s walk, why it’s just as important, if not more so, to give focus to where you do care.

By the way, here’s the article from the New York Times about Melani Sanders that I’m referencing.

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I ran with��Kathrine Switzer Marathon Woman��and��Peloton‘s��Susie Chan – Peloton��in my ears and they��reminded me why I do this thing that I DON���T enjoy doing! For this morning���s walk, post-run, what it means to just show up. Shout outs to��Karalynne Betzel-Vitas��and all the amazing track stars with whom I trod the cinders in high school.��#morningwalk��#261fearless��#chariotsoffire��#running

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What’s the difference between seeing possibilities and seeing negativities? For this morning’s walk,��it depends on what you’re looking for. Shoutout to��Suleika Jaouad,��Hobart Book Village Festival of Women Writers, and my lovely host,��Barbara Lawry.

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He asked, ���What is spirituality?��� Tough question. For this morning���s walk, in Stuttgart, Germany, my��attempt at an answer. Shoutout to��Lulu Simmonds��and Jakob, whose lovely wedding I was honored to attend.#morningwalk��#spirtuality��#everythingisspiritual #RobBell #ThomasMerton*