07/09/2025
I walked 4 blocks today. Me, my walker, my Portable Oxygen Concentrator (and extra batteries!) and a whole lot of determination mixed with appreciation. Today was the PERFECT beach day and though I cannot walk on the sand, I could hear the waves and smell the breeze and see the wildlife on the dunes.
There were people walking for pleasure, walking for fitness, riding bikes, jogging.... I didn't look at any of them with envy. We're each in our own story and we each have our own capabilities. This is when I remind you that Comparison is the Thief of Joy! If I had watched those runners glide effortlessly over the terrain and compared them to my sweaty sunshine walker shuffle, I'd feel hopelessly inadequate.
Instead - I took pride in the fortitude my body showed even when I really didn't want to, and we kept going! I was a WINNER today, as the slowest poke on the Promenade.
Find your wins. Celebrate them. Don't compare your life, your journey, your struggles to someone else's. You don't know their road. Focus inward and you'll find more pleasure in what's out there.
I'll get off my soapbox now. I'm exhausted and expecting to sleep well tonight!
DISCLAIMER: I wasn't actually alone - Mama was moving the car to my second location so I didn't have to walk back- she met up with me shortly thereafter