High-Five from a Stranger

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Beth Houlton

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Several years ago, I was training for a long-distance race, and I was scheduled to complete a 20-mile training run.

Unfortunately, I was early in the planning process and ran out of water and fuel around mile 12 (with no access to replenish my supplies before the end of the run). Without a better option, I kept on running and felt worse and worse as I went.

As I entered the last couple of miles, I passed a woman who was walking in the opposite direction, and she smiled at me and held up a hand for me to high-five as I passed. Without saying anything, this stranger gave me the last push I needed to finish.

Dr. J – Cleveland, OH

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Beth Houlton believes in the power of words and individual actions to fuel positive change, especially when done in an intentional way that benefits us all. Personal and professional endeavors in journalism, law, music, community activism, and nonprofit organizations that work for the greater good provide a unique yet multi-faceted perspective and motivation for this movement.