@Evelyn — Evelyn, it’s great to have you back! And I’m sure your time away was time for you to really focus on the beauty you shine outward! Which I think is so awesome that you did this!! Welcome back!

@Jewel — Yes, we all shine! YOU shine!

@Audra — what a great way to look at that, Audra! That at this moment, this is always the first day of the rest of my life. Wow!! Really, that’s a very deep thought, and one that’s really sinking in right now…as I think about what do I really want the rest of my life to look like… This is so, so good! Like you, my friend…

@Jen — Thanks so much, Jen! You always brighten my days, and it’s great having you here! I know what you mean about unintended circumstances and how they can derail us sometimes. And that’s when it’s good to connect back with what really matters. Keep shining, my friend!

@Sara — Sara, thank you, so much. Your words are deeply moving for me today. They (your words) are a chorus of stars for me this morning. And that’s you, Sara, shining your love and light my way today. You are a beautiful soul…

@Extreme Fitness Blog — Morning runs are great, aren’t they! When I think chorus of stars, it’s almost as though they were singing out to me in the silence…no sound, yet beauiful music… Thanks so much for being here.

@Thomas — Awesome photograph of yours!! I love all the stars, it fit the image I wanted so well! thank you for stopping by here!

@Bern — I love that which you’ve shared. Seeing beyond, definitely. And that’s not always easy…in a world in which it’s easy to get caught up with what’s right in front of us. This has me really thinking today…thanks so much!

@Davina — This really was a special moment…thanks! And most definitely food for the soul. I was really taken in by that “moment”. Thanks so much!

@spinDiva — Hi Terie. Ah, yes — it’s easy sometime to have our blinders on…and not see the light that we shine…and the light that other shine out into the world. Terie, you shine!!

@Keith — Hi Keith. You know, you have a way of making others feel uplifted. I sense that every time I read something you’ve written. So, you ARE doing exactly what you see as one of the greatest things. Isn’t that pretty awesome! It is!! And you are!!

@Diane — I know what you mean about that faith in God…in those early morning runs. I think perhaps it’s because we can maybe sense His presence in the stillness and vastness of our world. Very awesome, Diane…just like you!

@Joanna — Well…thank YOU! And, I know firsthand just how amazing and awesome and incredible you are! That has shined through so much in the last couple of weeks, and really, I’m deeply moved by it all…by you…

@Megan — I loved that picture too! YOU are most definitely a star — and part of that is the way in which you make others shine! You do that so amazingly well — seeing the good in others! And that’s a light you shine out into our world…always! So thank you, my friend, for always lifting up those around you in beautiful ways…

@Angelia — Part of the draw for those early mornings is the sky, but it’s also the stillness. And while you may not always see the bright stars up above, there is still something about that darkness. Angelia, I just want you to know that I’ve witnessed your inner star shine. It’s there always. And so maybe it was dim, but I know that yourlight shines in amazing ways…even when it doesn’t feel like it is. Keep on believing in “you”…always…

@Laura Hegfield — And you too, Laura, keep shining your amazing light…just like those stars up in the sky!

@Diane AZ — While I haven’t seen the movie, that line you shared really resonates with me. Everything is extraordinary, isn’t it! Our world is so amazing. You are amazing!

@Jannie — Hey Jannie, you shine amazing in so many awesome and quirky ways! It’s what I love about you…you ARE fun in life! And it’s so, so refreshing…

@Wilma — Wow, that sounds amazing! And that’s it…the shining star in all of us is there…always. Sometimes it’s just a matter of giving it permission to come out and play. Thanks so much, Wilma, for being here and sharing your light into my world!

@Amanda — Hi Amanda. I think we can relate to nature sometimes, because it is so connecting with us. The moon is so awesome, too, isn’t it! It’s easy to gaze up in wonder at it… And that’s where you’re taking me, Amanda, to the thought of just how expansive our world is! Thank you, my friend…for shining your light, today, into my world!

@Evita — Evita, I really couldn’t help but think of you when I was writing this post. Something about the connectedness of nature — and while I don’t remember exactly how it all went for you — I was taken back to the trip you took recently (spring? summer?) out into a secluded place in nature. something about what you wrote, and how good that was came back to me — as I wrote this. So, thank YOU! Beyond all that, though — Evita, your soul is one that shines in amazing ways. Really, I’m completely drawn in to the love and light you shine onto others! You are most certainly a gift in my life…

@Caroline — Thank you Caroline! I know those moment, and I’m guessing most experience that at some point — where we feel like we’re not all that “shiny”. You are though, and what I’ve witnessed from you has been so sweet and wonderful — you are such an amazing person. Always remember that…

@Karl — Yes, it does come from within, very true. Although hearing it from others is so, so good too. Karl, you are doing amazing things. I understand that fear thought — it’s one I have too. Know, though, that YOU are awesome already — and that comes through in every interaction I’ve had with you! Keep shining, my friend!

@Marelisa — Ha!! Well…I really do enjoy the early morning hours! And recently I’ve done some evening running too. The setting sun is gorgeous! Mare, you are so awesome and supportive, thank YOU!!

@Lisa — And we might not always realize that, right? That we are a light to someone out there. I love that, Lisa — that it’s just being who we are. Being our “natural” self, what a concept. And yet, who better to be! Lisa, your words always take me deeper into “me”. Thank you for all you give. Know that you shine brightly in my life…

@Laurie — Laurie, we certainly do! And we’re more alive because we’re connecting with what really matters to us. And that’s where we really “hit our stride”, and then when that shines out from us, wow! And you do that so amazingly well, Laurie! You have a way of making others feel loved and like real “stars”! And that’s you being a bright and awesome star yourself!!

@Tess — This is definitely fitting material for “joy of running”! And I know! Running is just a great way to get out into the nature around us. Tess, maybe your light does shine brighter when you run, but I also know that your light is an amazing, amazing light always!

@Bob — Hi Bob. That’s a great poem you’ve shared, and as I read it — I’m drawn into the vastness of our world, and just how deeply moving it can be when we really connect with that. And you are! And that’s so awesome! Thanks for sharing that here!

@Katie West — Oh…now I want to know more! About this running you used to do. And this is wild! I just used that word — AMAZINGAWESOME — with Hayden! Wild! Well, it so fits you too! It does — Ms. AMAZINGAWESOME dudette!! Cookies? Did someone say cookies?? I’m coming over.….…

@Erin Prais-Hintz — Erin, thank you. So much, you have such a beautiful way of making others feel their own “shine”! You are truly one amazing person, and I am so honored to know you. Keep shining that light of yours…it is so, so good.

@Zeenat — I love that you took a moment to experience the night time sky. It is so magnificent, isn’t it! Thank YOU, Zeenat — you have such a way of making others feel important and loved. You are a beautiful soul…

@Julie — Julie, I know you love those early morning hourse. So peaceful, isn’t it. And how you’ve described it all…so, so good. Julie, I am deeply honored to know you…you help so much in bringing out the stars in others. And that’s you shining so brightly into the world around you…just like those stars you see outside your back door.

@Tammy — Tammy, it’s so great to have you here! I love that thought, about giving ourselves permission, really, to shine! Awesome!

@Tristan — We area all stars, yes!! And you know, even if we can’t see the stars up above like we may want to, there’s just something about knowing that they are there, that makes the world seems awesome! Just like you!

@Lynn — Thank YOU, Lynn! You are so supportive here, and I treasure that very much. YOu have a beautiful soul…

@Jennifer Lynn — Thanks for being here! And yes, running when the rest of the world is sleeping, there is something very peaceful, I think, about that.

@TB-Milwaukee — Hey, GREAT to have you here…neighbor not far away! I can get a star named after me? Cool!! Even cooler, though, is all the “stars” I know in some way — like you!

@Hayden — Um, yes, right…or really, what I meant was AMAZINGAWESOME (that’s a big word!)!! And hey, badassery is another big word…and a super-cool word here today! Here’s to letting that inner badass in each of us out — I’m pretty sure you’ve got this down (in an AMAZINGAWESOME way)!!

We just have to see beyond the projections to get a good glimpse of what we truly are.
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This post was mentioned on Twitter by lance02: New blog post: Stars Up In The Sky — http://tinyurl.com/yhcfwym…

While I thought everything you wrote was wonderful, this phrase just touched me, “.…a chorus of stars.” Just four little words that are make me see and hear the stars you were saw on your run. This post was poetic:~)
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