The sunshine on my face felt splendid this morning. It was like a loving caress, gentle and hopeful, the likes of which I haven’t felt in a long time. After a 2-week hiatus due to extremely poor weather conditions and a little laziness on my part, I walked 3 miles, to and from and around the park, both yesterday and today. Yesterday was cloudy and misty, but today was all sunshine and calm. Honking geese flew overhead, and squirrels scattered underfoot, skipping and zig-zagging and…stop. A squirrel stands frozen ten feet away, completely still, watching me, thinking he’s invisible. There he goes–zipping around the tree and up, out of sight.
I walked alone yesterday and today, needing the mental space, not wanting to tend even the dog. I’m struggling a bit right now with life and its expectations. Nothing seems to be coming to fruition, although when I analyze my individual activities, lots is being accomplished. I feel like everything is a battle, which makes me wonder if I need to let go of some of those battles. Maybe its time to move on, re-focus, re-prioritize, really question my status quo. What’s important? Or maybe the question should be, what’snot?
I’ve walked 10 miles so far this year, 490 to go. Right now, I’ll focus on that. No battle there, just one simple goal, achieved by putting one foot in front of the other.
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