Commitment

Last week as I was struggling to come up with a topic for my post, I thought of the people that have the same dilemma, columnists, clergy, etc. How do you generate creativity on demand? Some days it flows, some days it doesn't. This week I had the same issue, what can I write about? As I was driving to pick up my Saturday lunch from Subway it struck me, commitment. Whether its the Sunday sermon, your weekly column or getting up and running 26 miles, these are commitments.

I can't think of a greater commitment right now than Bruce Johnson's run across the United States to raise money and awareness for the Community Crisis Center of Elgin. Last week's post, Community Spirit, touched on this and I'll go into more detail today.

Bruce gets up every morning and runs 26 plus miles to achieve his goal of running across America. Think about it. Every day, seven days a week for almost four months running in the rain, cold, heat whatever the conditions. Sharing the road with vehicles or not sharing. The hills and long straight endless stretches. The dogs and deer and buzzards oh my. He already did this once in 2005 so he doesn't have anything to prove. He is doing this because he made a commitment to a cause he strongly believes in. 

He isn't alone in his journey. He has his faith, his support driver Dave, 1320+ fans on Facebook and the people he meets along the way. We can all help the cause by donating and keeping in touch with him through Facebook, Twitter, UnitedStatesRun.com and Cinchcast. Please reach out to any connections you might have along the route and see if they can run with Bruce for a stretch or raise awareness in their communities.