March 17, 2015
(This is part of a 365 project during my 70th year where I write and
illustrate a blog on each day's gift.)
More than 10,000 steps, nearly 4 ½ miles and more than ½ gallon
of fluids—healthy goals accomplished by 8:30 tonight. My Fitbit keeps
track of walking, fluid intake and sleep patterns. Today was a good day except
for fewer than 8 hours of somewhat restless sleep last night.
The big walk, 2.7 miles, was from my house to Gray’s Creek
on a sunny, spring-like day with gusts of wind. An empty bench rests at the end
of the community pier on the creek and its silence spoke loudly as I approached
it. I had been so intent on covering distance and adding numbers that I forgot to
stop and relish minutes and seconds of experience. I sat on the bench for a
while and watched wind ripple the water, clear now but bound to change as
summer boating begins and adds pollution from dripping fuel. I could see the
pebbles at the bottom as ripples changed patterns depending on the intensity of
the wind. Water and wind rhythms resonated in my body as I allowed myself to
forget about distance goals and merely breathe and feel.
Maybe it is because at my age I’m aware that time shrinks
the longer one lives, that I want to count each step, but I should never forget
to stop and breathe in the gifts of nature that surround me. The red bench
spoke to me and I am glad that I listened.
My gift today is a bench.
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> DAY 99
You can read my other posts on this project here:
http://bjschupp.blogspot.com/2014/12/365-gifts.html
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