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Knopf, 2015,                                     issues in Find A Way.      own life and the lives of
              hardcover $26.95
                                                               What does “find a          others.
                                                               way” mean to you?
                                                                  Whether you are         You recently an-
                                                               looking to fulfill a       nounced Everwalk, a
                                                               dream or whether           movement crusade.
                                      © Christi Barli          you are in a do or die     What is your focus
                                                               circumstance, such         with this project?
                                                                                             We have become a
                                         “I can look           as facing cancer, you      sedentary society.  We
                                                               can find a way if you
                                        in a mirror            just don’t give up; dig    have forgotten what
                                      and certainly            down to every ounce of     simple movement is.
                                                               your resources; but also
                                                                                          You don’t have to be
              ravages of time at the      see that I           have the grace to say, I   a triathlete, just get
              moment.                  have lines on           turned every corner, I     up and walk.  Walk
                                                               overturned every stone;
                                                                                          before the day starts,
              How do you start         the face and            I tried and now I have     walk after dinner with
              the day?                 breasts that            to find my way to peace    your friends, or walk
                 It doesn’t matter                             and grace and let this     two miles to get lunch.
              where I am or how        are hanging             dream go.  When I say      We are kicking it off
              little sleep I have      a little lower          find a way, I say get up,   in August at the Ohio
              had, I always get up       than they             get engaged with your      State Fair.
              before the sun.  I
              work out with a two        used to.  I
              and a half hour kick       am aging,
              ass series of exercises
              that are sort of taken     but I don’t
              from the military          feel any of
              and my own training
              experience.  After        the ravages
              that workout you are    of time at the
              ready to catch the
              tiger by the tail.         moment.”

              There is no ques-
              tion that you are       in?  Am I upholding
              physically fit, how     the values I have
              do you maintain         come to cherish?  If I
              your mental health?     feel I am, then I think
                 My mental health     my mental health is in
              comes down to           balance.
              reflecting – am I
              upholding the ethics    You are very open in
              and morals I believe    discussing personal


                 You can find more information about Nyad’s
                         walk at everwalk.com.
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