Just Do It? (I did! I did!)

I am on an endorphin high right now!!!!!!!

I finally exercised!  I know it's supposed to be the norm but I am being totally honest here...it hasn't been...for months and months and months...almost years even. 

I had 45 minutes at lunch time...and just got up and started putting one foot in front of the other...straight out of the doors of my work office building.  I didn't know which direction I was going or for how long...I was just doing it.  It just so turns out that there is a beautiful brand new sports park just up the street from my work...it's down a dead end so I had not passed it driving before.  Big beautiful grass area with trees and a wonderful sidewalk path all the way around it.  Ok...I thought....it looks a long way but I will see how far I can go before I will need to turn around...didn't want to over do it since it has been so long!  Well...I kept going...one foot in front of the other...ended up going all the way around....it took about 20 minutes....and I decided that it felt so good....I had time to make another round before returning to work.  It was stranage...very quiet...just me and my steps....then numbers popped into my mind ( I do accounting, so go figure!  ) I decided to change my focus from numbers...make it more personal thoughts....ok...food....as I walked at a good pace...I tried to think of as many foods as I could without messing up with my pace...I chose catagories...ie. fruits, then veggies, then grains...kind of made it a game.  Then...it got even more personal...I began to mentally go through all of my stresses....then I began counting my blessings....that lead to kind of a meditative state of praying...I began thanking God for what I am truly thankful.....I even thanked him for each step that I was taking.  It was so clarifying and invigorating....I thanked Him for giving me the "push" out of the building less than an hour before. I prayed for my friends and family...prayed about the stresses in my life....and I prayed because it felt so good to do it.  Before I knew it, I was already all the way around the park again and back in the parking lot of my office building.  The endorphins are making me feel really good and positive.  I am grateful to be able to come back into my office and share this with anybody who cared to read all of my ramblings.  I did it!  I'm smiling.  : ) 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Kathy...that's just how I feel.   : )

Great job!!!!!!!  No small task there, you have every right to be very impressed with yourself!!! 

Thanks Courtney.  For some stupid reason (and a lot to do with depression, but I don't want to blame it all on that) , for a very long time, I just coud not find it in myself to make the first motion in the right direction, hell in any direction for that matter!   This was an eye opener for me...and it's silly because it's as basic as basic gets...."just move".   I really appreciate reading your imput, comments, suggestions and supportive words to everybody...so glad you are checking in regulary too.

Have a nice healthy weekend.

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