Peaceful Easy Feelin'

Sometimes you just gotta stop and smell the roses.

I know I’ve stated this before, but one of the reasons I love going for walks is that I get to see pretty things and take pictures of those pretty things. I often forget about this because I also use these walks as exercise, and I have this thought that if I’m exercising, I need to go hard the entire time and not slow down or take breaks. However, if I miss out on one of the reasons for walking, I’m not doing myself any good. I’m not breaking any speed records. 

Also, I bought new runners. The ones I was using, I bought over ten years ago. I noticed my feet were getting sore after last weekend’s walks. Then during the week, it got worse. I walk every day during my lunch break, and my work runners are also old. I bought them at Walmart for around $20 about 3 years ago. They were never meant to last this long or work this hard. During my lunch walk on Wednesday, I got halfway done, and my right foot started hurting so bad that I was limping by the time I got back to work. Luckily, there was a big sale on shoes, so I bought a new pair. Now my work shoes can return to just working, and my old walking shoes can retire.