6 km on Wednesday and 6 km on Thursday....total to date 211 plus 13 is 224. I'd like a few more but I'll take it. I'm finding myself pretty busy with my lifestyle leadership coaching business, which is great, but it's slowing me down a little bit. I have found though, that I like to do a long walk at least once a week, 15 km or so all at once, so that helps a bit. Onward and upward. J

Well I only managed 4 km today and it was such a lovely day to be out. I think I was tired out from the medical tests and especially the blood tests...too many vials going out have left me a little weary so I'm listening to my body and taking a rest. Back at it tomorrow though. My brother sent me some photos of where he lives in northern Alberta...they had 40 cm of snow today. Euch! I'm liking the sun very much. Living la vida fearless, Jan

Happy Earth Day Mama Earth....I promise to continue to be a steward of care and compassion for you and to continue to work toward your good health.
Speaking of good health: I had to have some medical tests done today, nothing serious, just taking care of the old machinery....I had to have all these tests done at my local hospital. I had a little time in between appointments and, while I had a book to read, (Eat, Pray, Love: fantastic book) I decided to people watch instead. A lot of people don't like hospitals: they're places of fear and worry and anxiety and loss for so many people. I was watching the rooms fill up with people, coming and going, more crowds and less staff all trying to do their best at keeping everyone happy. Now there's a job I do not want to do...I love being a lifestyle leadership coach and I sure appreciate the work that those people in the hospital do. When I was a kid I used to take things really seriously: I cried at movies where someone was getting hurt, I'd cry when I read a book that was sad, I would be the kid who would go sit with the new kid or the ostracized kid because I sensed the unhappiness from them. I did not understand the feelings and it drove me crazy. As I grew older I realized that I am a person who understands my energy, who takes on the energy of others, (we all have the ability) and I had to learn how to manage the energies coming at me, how to take them in and do something positive with them.
Today when I was at the hospital there were so many people who needed care, so many people who were afraid of what might happen, so many people who were unsure of what they were up against...The fear was so palatable I didn't know what to do with it..so I just started wishing well, in my heart, to each person in that room. I wished for them a chance to realize how important each day/moment is to each and every one of us.
I'm lucky and I know that. Having been through 7 years of a mis-diagnosis of Parkinsons disease I understand very well how illness can play havoc on a person's body and mind. It's all about choice though, ultimately, and how we "be" with whatever we have been given.
I hope your choice is taken from a place of joy and love and forgiveness....
Choose well.
Living la vida fearless, Jan

Well it's officially now one month since I started this venture. I have just completed another 7 km which takes me up to 207....I finally feel like I'm making some progress. I am happy the weather is getting warmer. There are so many more people around now when I walk....I call the area I live in "sporty spice" town. There is one corner where there's a bike shop, a yoga studio, running store, gym and, of course, a bar for when you're finished with all that sports stuff.....We also have a river close by where two Olympic rowers train every day, now they've covered some mileage, and a lake for people who fish and do water sports, walking trails, an annual marathon that ends up close by and roller bladers all over the place....It's impossible here to not be athletic.....Living la vida fearless, Jan

Hey, I just looked at my last post and realized I am way ahead of myself...Today is Sunday April 20, which is the next day after the 19...I put the 26th on my last entry....Geez, I've got enough of a time commitment no need to add to the crunch. So, today I knew that I was at 188 and I really wanted to get to 200 km. That meant that I would have to do 12 km today. Lucky for me the sun was shining and there appeared to be no reason not finish off the 12km so I did. I packed a lunch for my husband and I and we set out for the waterfront trail. We enjoyed a nice walk, stopped at the beach for lunch and then wandered around a naturalized marsh that has a great boardwalk around the perimeter to protect the wildlife. I'm a little tired but I did it! I am now officially at 200 km, or twenty percent of the way done. I met somebody recently whose father, at the age of 96, yes 96, ran across Canada to raise funds for school kids....Now there's inspiration if ever I felt lacking. This is turning out to be quite an adventure for me and a great learning curve in many ways but especially in how limits and self-limiting beliefs can really hinder a person and keep them from pursuing their dreams....Me, I'm no where near finished what I was sent here to do, that much I have learned....Living la vida fearless, Jan
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