Captain's Log: 03032008 Day #2 0f 30. Total Walk Time: 58 minutes @4:15pm
It's only Day #2 and I'm feeling sore muscles in my thighs almost like I did the Thighmaster during a TV commercial break. It's weird to me that just walking would make me feel the thigh muscles.I'm not complaining, it's just I didn't really exert myself in any usual "exercise" kind of way. I wasn't expecting any muscle soreness.
The only thing I can attribute the muscle working is the bridge I have to cross to and from my apartment complex. Here's a picture of said bridge. You can see the incline so I guess that's where I was able to work the thighs, glutes, and some hams.
The thought during the walk was more about hurrying and running through life. I was shocked to see that I had been out on my walk for 58 minutes because it didn't feel that long at all. Because I had my camera, I find that I become much more in tune with my surroundings because I am looking for something interesting to photograph like the beautiful pink flowers in this tree above. I stood under the tree and just admired the pink color in the flowers on this tree branch. It was nice to just be still for a moment and feel nothing but awe and wonder. Yes, I have bills, deadlines, and goals that need tending to, but not right now. For one moment, I allowed myself to be still and be present with the flowers and the tree. I was at peace, and it was beautiful.
In my early 30's, I spent 60% of my life on an airplane living in hotels in foreign cities and countries in multiple time zones. I swore half the time I didn't know what time it was or what currency I was supposed to use. Later on, I began managing other people and had to add that to my daily frenzy. I had a great team, but still there was more stuff to do. I would come home from my work trips completely exhausted and would just want to sit on the couch and eat toast that I made myself in my own toaster. For you road warriors, you totally get what I mean in how you miss even simple things like making your own toast.
Busy, busy, busy-ness. At the company I was at the time, the more "busy" you appeared, the more you were rewarded and looked upon as a "valued asset." No one really looked too closely at what you actually accomplished, but the fact that you looked busy was what mattered. Today, my life is a 360 degree turn and I love it. I absolutely do not miss all that hustle and bustle of corporate marketing and living on the road. It was glamorous for about 2-3 years, but 7-9 years of it is no way to live, at least for me because all that busy-ness brought me more stress than anything else.
I am glad though that I did all that traveling when I was younger, and got it out of my system. I always wanted a job where I would get to travel and I got that. I got to see the world while someone else paid for it, and it was fabulous and a great learning experience. I don't regret it for a second, and that experience makes me totally appreciate the serenity that I have today.
When I got back from my walk, my apartment looked so much brighter than usual. Perhaps that was because I was still basking from the brightness of the outside.
One song I enjoyed during the walk was "Mondo Bongo" by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. It's the song that was playing in the scene from "Mr & Mrs. Smith" when Jane and John first met and they danced together. Such a sexy song. btw. the ending of this video is not quite SFW. Get "Mondo Bongo" on
