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I Walk

11.06.2008 | Author: OrganizerMom | Posted in Our Bodies, Our Selves

I walk.

I walk in the cool morning air, I walk in the late afternoon sun, I walk in the evening’s chill. I walk fast, I walk slow, I stop to take pictures. I walk up hill, I walk downhill, I walk around the track at a nearby state park.

I walk.

I walk in the woods, I walk around my neighborhood, I walk on the treadmill at the YMCA. I walk in the woods for a spiritual experience, just myself on a leaf-strewn path among towering trees. I walk around my neighborhood when I’m pressed for time. There’s nothing spiritual about this walk; I spend most of the walk cataloging my neighbors’ landscaping mistakes. On bitterly cold or very rainy days I walk on the treadmill at the Y. I spend this time critiquing other people’s bodies, my own fat butt flopping up and down behind me.

I walk.

I walk, I walk, I walk. I walk a mile-and-a-half loop around my development, I walk for two hours on wooded trails, I walk for 30 minutes on the treadmill. I don’t lose weight. I go home and reward myself with a brownie (or three).

I walk.

I walk to clear the cobwebs from my brain. I walk to energize my creativity. I walk for fitness and for strength. I walk for myself.

I walk.