Every day I count –
I count my miles.
How many miles a day
do I walk?
I walk at least 5.
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Story behind the post: The Most Beautiful Story
Every 5-Saturday month, I attempt to write a short story. Last month’s story was called The Most Beautiful Story. Now, before you begin thinking that is a bit of a presumptuous claim on my part, let me explain. I am not claiming the story I wrote was the most beautiful. Rather, it was the pursuit of the protagonist.
Continue readingBenefits of a walk
When the heart feels heavy
and the mind is burdened, too,
consider a walk
it just might be the thing to do. Continue reading
The Girl from Lincoln
The girl from Lincoln
always is seen walking.
She walks alone at twilight
with her head down
deep in thought. Continue reading
All I want to do is walk
All I wanted to do is to walk. I decided walking wasn’t enough. I needed to set a goal. Since I’m no runner I looked for a 5k to walk at the beginning of summer. I knew I was slow so I decided to walk at least 3.2 miles five to six days a week to practice and then enter another 5k at the end of the summer to see if I improved. Look at me being all goal oriented. Yay me. Continue reading
5K dreams
I decided I wanted to walk a 5k this summer. Truth be told, I really want a shirt showing that I walked a 5k. The feat doesn’t matter if I don’t have the memento to prove it. And yes, I’m keeping my expectation low enough so that I can accomplish it. I am content to walk not run 3.10686 miles. Continue reading
My workout regimen
The other night I made a horrible realization. I had sat in the same place all evening. Seriously, I’m talking hours without moving. This was after sitting at a desk and staring at a computer for nine hours at work. To my horror, this was not the first time.
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