Two Walks

I went for two walks this week.

The first one was at the gym. My regular work out routine happens in group settings--yoga classes, early morning boot camp sessions. I missed my yoga class on Tuesday, so I went to the gym after work and walked on the track. As I walked, I started praying. I often pray when I walk, since I don't exercise with an iPod. Praying is a good way to focus my thoughts and to get my mind off the fact that I'm exercising.

I asked God to help me with things I was worrying about. I prayed for members of The Journey who came to mind. I decided what I was going to cook for dinner. (That last one wasn't a prayer of supplication, but I figure I was just chatting with God and dinner was on my mind, so it counts.)

I walked for about half an hour, then stopped. I don't even remember if I said amen.

The second walk I went on was from the front door of my office building to my car in the parking lot. It was Wednesday of this week, a warmish, sunny day. The bright sun hit my face, and I closed my eyes for a minute to feel the warmth. I remembered how beautiful nature is and thanked God for making it and hoped that it soon would be warm so I could spend more time outside.

Then I opened my eyes and kept on walking.


~~~ Submitted by Amy Delamaide ~~~