Walk Right This Way

First of all, I’d like to say thank you to all of you who left such heartfelt comments to my “There Is No Shame In Needing Help” post. They were very much appreciated, indeed.

Secondly, and keeping in line with that post, I’d thought I’d share a personal accomplishment with you guys. I will preface it by reminding you that for a very long time now, I have been “hiding away” in my house; away from life, away from most people. That changed with the recent change in my medication, as well as the recent trip I took with my daughter. On said trip, we did A LOT of walking. More than I’ve done in eons! Upon returning home, I told my daughter that I didn’t want all that good walking to go to waste, so we agreed to walk together every night (she’s a BIG walker; walks all over the place all the time!). So, we began on Monday, and have continued to do so every night. Well, I reached a milestone tonight when I walked a whole mile — without stopping, and at a quick pace! Now, that may not seem like a very long distance to those of you who walk all the time and have done so forever, but for me it is HUGE! I was so happy, and so proud of myself! I emailed my bestest bud, Debbie, almost immediately. LOL! Then I decided to tell all of you, too. I have a feeling that before long, I’ll make it to TWO miles! Yay!

Technorati Walking, Daily Walks, Walking For Health

This entry was posted by Leigh on Friday, September 7th, 2007 at 12:04 am and is filed under Applause. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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Leigh

Hi there, and welcome to Thoughtprints. My name is Leigh (well, actually that's my middle name) and I am a Colorado native, born and raised. I began Thoughtprints almost 6 years ago when I needed an outlet, and this blog became exactly that for me. This is where I vent my frustrations, share my feelings and talk about everything from current events around the world to the things my dogs do to make me laugh. I truly hope you enjoy your time here.

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4 Responses to “Walk Right This Way”

Mahala , on September 7th, 2007 at 8:05 am

I’ve been dying for summer to be over so I can get out for my long walks again. I have this irrational fear of snakes, to the point of breaking out in hives if I see something move out of the corner of my eye in the summer months lol.

Congrats on your mile!

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Chunks , on September 7th, 2007 at 9:46 am

Oh Leigh, that is so awesome! I really had no idea that you are a hider-awayer! I’m so glad that you are moving and grooving. It will go a long way to helping you be the person I know you can be.

God, did that sound too Tony Robbins-ish? Anyway, I’m glad the change in meds seems to have made a difference. Good for you! Keep it up!

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cassie-b , on September 7th, 2007 at 11:49 am

Kudos - keep up the good habit.

Cas

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Lynne , on September 7th, 2007 at 7:22 pm

That’s fantastic! I can do just over a mile (barely) before I’m a sweaty mess. Now that it’s finally starting to cool down just a bit, I need to get back into it. It’s so nice that you have a walking buddy too! :-D

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