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This Day, A Collision of Joy
This day, a collision of joy
This day of birthdays and religious contemplation
This day of sunshine and happy smiles
This day I was touched when my teenage son came to take an afternoon nap in the sun with the cats and me as we slept curled up on blankets on the floor
This day I rode my bike which always feels like freedom to me, memories of my childhood when two wheels let me go farther away from my home on a safe explore and return before dark
This day I said several prayers several times for the sherpas on Everest, the teenagers submerged on the ferry and the passengers on the still missing Malaysian plane
This day I live knowing little things can change the world and we can all do them: no plastic bottles, no plastic bags, walk, eat less meat, be kind to all living beings…and all is living
This day I remember joy is a choice
Walking Flatlands To Prep For Mountains
I’m a very healthy and athletic person, but have a “desk job” with a long commute by car so there’s only so much I can do each day to walk. I walk at lunch and now am adding an evening walk of one to two hours. All of this is on flatland. Actually, flat concrete sidewalks. Not anything near what I’ll experience hiking 6-8 hours a day up and down 4,000+ km.
I bought hiking shoes this week with proper soft wool socks. They help my feet and legs feel less stiff and tired. The thirty minutes of yoga after each walk is when I feel the real relief from mild aches. How will I practice the intensity of what I’ll experience four days and three nights on the trail between Cusco and Machu Picchu though?
My husband suggested we go to Colorado this summer and spend several days hiking up and down various mountains. Good idea, but I wonder if that’ll be enough prep? I think I just have to assume yes and prep my mind for success as much as my body.
Go Fly Now
Son.
We’ve given you love.
We’ve been steady all these years.
We’ve paid attention to you.
Been engaged in your life.
Believed in you.
Love you.
Just…
loved you.
Now,
you have to find those places in you
that make you,
you.
You have to feel your power
separate from us.
Defining and
refining.
We can’t do it for you.
It’s strange
being a loving parent
who must push her child
out of the nest.
Me?Walter Mitty? Hmmm…
I am beginning to realize, I may be a Walter Mitty. Watching the trailers for the new Ben Stiller movie about the fictional character who lives an exciting life in his imagination causes me to reflect on my own reality. How many times do I dream it but not do it.
I live an very active life that many consider interesting, but I want more.
What it the more?
Im going to explore that in 2014
Try Again (each day)
Each night
reminds me
a day has passed
and I haven’t started.
BethenyReid 