a featured piece is relaxing with friends over an extended dinner, candlelight flickering, sharing stories with no consideration of the passing time.
![the marathon](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e23164d72c72a5f12f629b5/1586221493748-7IEMZ9R2VI5LM0ICAV8F/the+marathon+copy%28ed2%29.png)
the marathon
"Life is a marathon, not a sprint" is an analogy that is painfully overused and probably inherently flawed, but when I consider this time we are in now, it's hard to ignore the similarities.
![muddled](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e23164d72c72a5f12f629b5/1583717044507-PCZVZFA1PKWC3YSVOQBE/Muddled+TN%28ed%29.jpg)
muddled
With no set plan, we haphazardly stumbled upon treasures: a leopard, five white rhinos and a baby giraffe, as well as small giggles and connections with each other that might have been missed.