A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 50 excerpt)

Published: Oct. 29, 2022, 10:50 p.m.

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Story 50 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing' by Ian McCrorie
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I run almost every day. I don't push myself. I enjoy the sights\n and especially the smells as I run. I don't wear my glasses for\n that reason; my astigmatism enhances my sense of smell. I like\n the mustiness of mud thawing in the early spring and the tang\n of last night's rain as it evaporates in the first rays of the sun.\n Running is a kind of physical meditation. I am hyperaware\n of my breathing and every tweak and twitch in my body. I\n feel the sensations in my footfall. Like my daily meditation\n practice,...

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narrated by Ian McCrorie
\n 2022
\n 3 minutes 23 seconds
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