I managed to get in another 3km today so that takes me up to 240 km.... J

224 so far and then another 13 km today takes me up to 237 km in 37 days....If I had walked for all days at 7 km each day I'd be up to 258 so I'm not too far from the goal....I am going to do another 5 km today later in the evening. I prefer, sometimes, to do the longer distances all at once. Pack a lunch, pack some good tunes, lots of water and head to the lakeshore trails. Feels more productive to me somehow....Anyway so far so good. I could have walked from my home to Orillia now with this distance. That's cool to make note of and I think I'm going to start tracking my route on a pretend across Canada map to track my progress as if I were walking across the country. I wonder where 1000 km would take me to if I headed west? I wonder where it would take me to if I headed east? Of course there's always north and south, which would take me into the US....I sense a plan developing here. Living a vida fearless, Jan

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