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Three Day Walk Research Paper

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"So what prompted you to do the Three Day Walk?" I ask my friend, April, as we sit in the audience at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, California. We are awaiting the start of a staged reading, part of the New Works Festival given by TheatreWorks. This is the second year in a row that April has accompanied me to one of these readings and as we wait she has been telling me about her adventures during the Susan G. Komen Three Day Walk For the Cure. "My sister decided to set some goals for herself before her 50th birthday," she explains. "Her goals were that she wanted to experience something spiritual, intellectual, physical, and something musical. The Three Day Walk was her something physical and I decided to do it with her." "That's …show more content…

"I'm gonna steal that idea from her!" And so with that, I proclaimed my intention to devote my time and energy into accomplishing the following goals before my own 50th birthday on June 18, 2015. Within the next two years I will experience something spiritual, intellectual, physical, adventurous, and artistic. Thank you to all the wonderful women in my life who encourage, uplift, support, cheer me on, and love me. You are more than just my friends. You are my sisters. Thank you to all the remarkable writers who inspire me with your courage. You bear your souls with your words and your books are a testament to your tremendous bravery. Thank you to all the funny people of the world who continually teach me that life is meant to be joyful and full of laughter and not take myself so seriously. Thank you to all the wonderful teachers of the world. You have one of the most important jobs on this planet! Thank you to Oprah Winfrey and Iyanla Vanzant, the two teachers I quote from the most often. I know I will meet you someday and I look forward to thanking you in person. Thank you to my hubby and son, who provide me with lots of entertaining writing material. You are also two of my best

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