Breakfast Club: October 25, 2021

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The sun setting west of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite this past summer.

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Writing to make you think

“If we want to develop the qualities that make us admire another person, the first thing we need to do is pause and name what those excellences are. It’s hard to imitate something that’s sort of an amorphous good. It’s so unfocused if we just say, ‘Wow, that guy is awesome,’ and then move on. When we name the qualities, our reasons for admiring the other person become much clearer.”

One of the smartest thinkers in the running community is ultrarunner and philosophy instructor Sabrina Little, who writes about the intersection of sport, ethics, and moral philosophy. In a conversation with Craig Vasek, chaplain at the University of Mary, she shared thinking about admiration, awe, and emulation with a focus on running. (Prime Matters, iRunFar)

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