You HAVE to watch this!

Read the whole story here: Cliff Young

Enjoy (and then go for a walk!)

Darlene

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Tags: Cliff_Young, motivation

Here in Calgary, Alberta, the days are getting quite cold – and the mornings quite dark. At the peak of the cold season we’re looking at temperatures of about -25˚C (-13˚F) plus wind chill. Keeping up with walking during the winter season takes some pretty tough discipline and great clothing. I thought [...]

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Tags: clothing, walking_in_the_cold

Every now and then I hit a place in my walking where I need to take about a week off.  Because I’ve never had problems starting up again, I allow myself this grace.  It happens about once or twice a year.  No biggie.
About a month ago, such a time had arrived.  I just needed a [...]

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Tags: Footwear, motivation, physical awareness

A couple of years ago I got a call from the Heart and Stroke foundation.  A lovely man was on the other end, and asked quite apologetically if I would be able to canvass for them that year (in February).  The routes were very small, he assured me, and I’d have two whole weeks to [...]

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Tags: 10000_steps, motivation

To call me a “driven” person is an understatement (friends might use the term “scary”…) There’s something about my makeup that doesn’t allow me to tackle a day without to-do list of at least 30 items. I kid you not. There are always 27 different projects to work on, and I [...]

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Tags: Christian_Joy, Gratitude, physical awareness, spiritual awareness

My husband and I just got back from a week long stay at “The Montana Cabin” where we had a full week of rest, quiet, beautiful scenery, and no schedule or goals to accomplish, other than rest and reconnection.
The mornings were slow – we got up when we were awake, not when some alarm beeped, [...]

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Tags: rest, Sabbath

Every now and then I come across a really cool book.  This is one of them:  The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success By Marcus Buckingham.
I read it as part of the “review and blog” team of Thomas Nelson, and liked it so much I did it with my kids for school.
The best part [...]

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Tags: books, Book_Review, Personal_Development, Strengths, Weaknesses

As you all probably know, I LOOOOOOVE my Vibram FiveFinger shoes. Unfortunately, here in Calgary, winter is already upon us (except when the Chinook comes for a visit) and we’ve already had snow a couple of times. My Classic Vibrams are NO good in the snow – too cold, too wet, no protection. [...]

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Tags: Skechers_Shape_Ups, Walking_Shoes

My husband and I are vacationing in Montana as this is (automatically) posted (gotta love technology!) We’re going for some much needed R&R.
I thought you might be interested in some, too!
We’ve often talked on this blog about making your walking time a time of meditation but how about a new twist? What about walking [...]

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Tags: Self_Care, Walking_Spa