If you were to guess the meaning of the picture, then you would have your answer as to which one I am. The turtle or the hare question seemed so fitting for me, as I am an avid walker.
Most of my pictures and all my videos on my site are from my walks, some from the river and some from the park where our Acorn Valley squirrels live. I may not be able to run anymore at my age, but I can walk, and walk I do…
As a small girl I spent most of my time on the streets, running away from home at a very early age, and continuing to run away from every foster home they tossed me into. Running was my finest quality!
After all these years, with an accumulation of injuries, children, Fibro, and arthritis… I relinquished the running shoes and picked up walking. That was 2 years ago.
When I began this walk, I was 100 lbs heavier, on 6 different medications and still in pain from the time I woke up, until I went to bed at night. There I would toss and turn all night with that restless leg syndrome thingy. It was my lowest health marker I have ever dropped to, and it was not pretty!
I guess I began to walk because I wanted to run away from things at the time, and I couldn’t! I started walking just the same, figuring that it was either going to kill me or save me, one of the two. God took me on two journeys, simultaneously! He raised my spirit up from the ashes, and He set me walking! Both have saved my life!
I walk around 6 miles a day, not fast miles, but miles none the less. If the weather is too warm, I either go early or not at all… so I do take time off. But for the most part it averages out to around 5 days a week.
I may not be running out there, but I can walk. I walk through struggles and trials now, instead of running myself into the ground trying to avoid or run away from painful things.
By walking instead of running, I find that I don’t hurt myself by expecting more of ME than is possible. Had I not lived a life that exacted such heavy penalties, perhaps I would have more energy for running at my age now. Perhaps not!
At this stage of the game, I have to pay attention to where I put my keys… why would I want to spend hours out on the trail looking for my left kidney and self respect. Both would have dropped out on the trail about 1 mile in, from me thinking I could run it! I will stick to walking, thank you!
Now that this chatty Cathy rambled on for five minutes about walking, I think it is safe to say that you understand the reason behind the picture and title I chose for todays prompt.
Turtles are slow, but they never stop! They have long lives usually, and eat mostly salad… like me!
I like Turtles!
Have a treat…
Photo by Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto on Pexels.com
There should be plenty to go around, but I wouldn’t eat the one in the middle… I think it’s taken…
Journey With Me! 