This Banana leaf was as tall as a person,
but no person walked by
to show the scale for you-
" There is always something
to make you wonder
in the shape of a tree,
the trembling of a leaf.
"
Albert Schweitzer
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I always considered myself
an active person.
I USED TO
lift weights,
go to the gym,
run around.
Walking
is my big thing.
But I'm not walking
2 miles a day.
Running across
a w i d e
B O U L E V A R D,
I had to admit,
that my ankles had
forgotten,
how to run,
so STIFF!
And I got winded
way too quickly.
So every morning
on my walk,
I run just a
little bit further
than I did
the day before.
My ankles
are remembering.
I can jog along for
quite a ways now.
And it makes one
BREATHE DEEP.
[Remember
Deep Breaths?]
So push it!
Don't surrender
to the years!
Time to stop fooling
myself; I always considered myself
an active person.
I USED TO
lift weights,
go to the gym,
run around.
Walking
is my big thing.
But I'm not walking
2 miles a day.
Running across
a w i d e
B O U L E V A R D,
I had to admit,
that my ankles had
forgotten,
how to run,
so STIFF!
And I got winded
way too quickly.
So every morning
on my walk,
I run just a
little bit further
than I did
the day before.
My ankles
are remembering.
I can jog along for
quite a ways now.
And it makes one
BREATHE DEEP.
[Remember
Deep Breaths?]
So push it!
Don't surrender
to the years!
Your kind visit
adds an irreplaceable element
to my day:
YOU! Thanks pal
Warmly, cloudia
24 comments:
I really like that photo.
you have a way of making my day start great, my friend!
alohaaaaaaaa!!
That is wonderful that you're remembering...fortunately for me I never forgot what I never do or did)...do an extra hundred yards for me will ya sista'?
health through osmosis is my motto.
Nice Post, Beautiful Photograph.
I love to walk .. running, not so much
no retreat, no surrender
my favorite saying and a great Bruce Sprinsteen song :)
My sciatica is making me stretch and burn....but i still get out there and run....but it hurts.....
thanks for yr motivating words...
Little by little....
Me too, but can't do the running part with this knee replacement coming up.
You will have to do it for me.
I would love to go for a jog..
Good for you!
Good morning Cloudia! Excellent food for thought. I try each day to live the life of Cat Woman! Yes you may laugh, but her moves, they do keep a person young and flexible, right! ...off to the bat cave to visit ...Ha, ha!
Great post...lovely photo!
Some vivid green there.
I walk 10 kms a day, five days a week, it took a while to get to this stage, so i won't be trying to go any further. Knowing your limitations is good thing :-).
Before meeting my future wife, I used to run with stones in my backpack to obtain some muscle - lasted only a few days, yet am married now for about ten years; walking nowadays with a little as possible packages.
Please have a good Thursday.
daily athens photo
I have had two injuries on my knees – and they are painful constantly, so I cannot run. I try to walk though even if it hurts – after a while I don’t feel the pain. As you say we can’t surrender.
Beautiful picture...makes me want to sing Yellow Bird up high in banana tree...
Really it takes so little to set me off! Heeehehehe!
You go girl...I'm thinkin' a marathon's in your future. :o)
God bless ya dear heart and have a fantastic day!!! :o)
Keep moving, lady! I love your spirit.
Love you!
thanks so much - EACH of you
What a beautiful leaf!!! Happy Thursday Cloudia!
xo
Jeanne
Keeping moving is sometimes hard. Better than the alternative. Says the woman who is currently as supple as a brick. Or two.
Great post, as always.
I love the banana leaf, it's magnificent.
The expression 'if you don't use it you lose it' is so true Cloudia, glad you're back into the walking/jogging!
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