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\"\"<\/a>Ever since\u00a0my junior year in\u00a0high school, I’ve always wanted to be a runner.\u00a0 Now over 30 years later and as the half-century birthday approaches, I still have not accomplished the goal.\u00a0 There is nothing better than fun runs and community cycling events, but my body is not getting any younger.\u00a0 It is no longer possible to ignore training or regular exercise in order to go out and jog an enjoyable 5k.<\/p>\n

It is terrific to work with ELCA World Hunger and be inspired by the expertise and efforts of my colleagues and our Hunger Network of volunteers and friends across the country.\u00a0 About six months in, I saw a document that referenced\u00a0our staff philosophies which included Michael Pollan (author of Omnivore’s Dilemma) suggestions of eating “less, lower, and local.”\u00a0 Oops!\u00a0 This was news to me, and\u00a0I was definitely not in compliance.<\/p>\n

In my\u00a0career as a fundraiser to\u00a0encourage giving with an understanding of donor motivations — whether\u00a0related to faithful stewardship and traditional, intentional tithing or more philanthropic decisions to make a difference and leave a legacy, individuals most often explain that their gifts are made out of gratitude for countless blessings.<\/p>\n

Out of gratitude for health, happiness, peace, and an abundance of food options, I need to make some changes in order to practice what I preach!<\/p>\n

I have a little dream to create some really great running, cycling or work-out shirts for ELCA World Hunger that could be worn during\u00a0 events or visits to the gym, where people could creatively promote awareness and encourage giving\u00a0through the celebration of\u00a0health and their own physical exercise.\u00a0 Imagine little herds of shirts showing up in fun runs across the country and photos being shared!\u00a0<\/p>\n

On a recent trip to Los Alamos, New Mexico, a couple hosted dinner in their home celebrating the gifts of their garden!\u00a0 This was such a lovely and delicious tribute to our work together.\u00a0 We enjoyed pesto over\u00a0homemade pasta, salad, and rhubarb pie.<\/p>\n

I live in a condo and do not have an acceptable space to grow vegetables.\u00a0 Or do I?\u00a0 I could grow lettuce and herbs on my window sill, and maybe I could push the limits of the condo association with a few pots on the back porch?<\/p>\n

Recently, our Hunger Leaders in Southwest Texas Synod sent the attached photo of their Hunger synod assembly display.\u00a0\u00a0Members were challenged\u00a0to employ square foot gardens as a way to grow their own vegetables and in the process figure out how much money they saved with home grown produce and send the difference to ELCA World Hunger. \u00a0When you also incorporate the concept of eating lower and local, this is truly a celebration of\u00a0the earth’s bounty and all of our blessings.<\/p>\n

Do you ever feel you’re on the verge of something?\u00a0 It’s time to incorporate some changes in my health regimen and live this work fully.\u00a0 Summer\u00a0seems easy, and it’s good to think about how to make this the priority all year round.<\/p>\n

Sharon Magnuson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever since\u00a0my junior year in\u00a0high school, I’ve always wanted to be a runner.\u00a0 Now over 30 years later and as the half-century birthday approaches, I still have not accomplished the goal.\u00a0 There is nothing better than fun runs and community cycling events, but my body is not getting any younger.\u00a0 It is no longer possible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-post"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWalking the Talk - ELCA World Hunger<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/walking-the-talk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Walking the Talk - 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