I Finally Ran Out of Excuses

Truth be told, I feel like I just about morphed into a full-fledged couch/computer potato over the long winter.  And since spring arrived over a month ago, I really have few excuses left to stay in that place.  A few health scares along the way led to these musings in my journal last week ...

"I've had this yearning recently to begin to walk again, but as always, I'm looking for the excuse not to.  And then I think of Kristen strapping on her sneakers and I don't have a single excuse.  I feel like a slug, a slacker.  I know that walking would be a very good discipline in my life. I know that it's a big lack, a missing link. 

I also understand that if it's not something I embrace at 55, I won't EVER do it. 

And as I write that number down, I realize that I DO WANT TO BEGIN THIS AT 55.  I want this to be a part of my life, an additional discipline before 56 rolls around. 

In other words, I want to become an established walker before my birthday in 3 months.

And I do believe that this I am able to do.  "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength" {Philippians 4:13}, including taking care of my body, which I really am trying to do with all these checkups and tests and sticking with weighing in each month ..."

The Mayo Clinic reports that when it comes to a making a commitment to walking, I'm not the only one who's draped myself with endless, half-baked excuses.  And never content to leave us uneducated, their well-regarded website provides plenty of substantial info to support us novices. 

I started to walk again last week.  And I'd love to hear that you're ready and willing to do the same!
Linda 

= old red sneakers by sfhazwaste =