Insight

ONE STEP AT A TIME
In 2018 I had a wake-up call about how sedentary I’d become after transitioning in my early 50s from an active life with lots of time outdoors in a spacious rural landscape to an indoor desk job and a tiny apartment in town, surrounded by asphalt and concrete.

The shift took a toll on both body and soul, and I began to feel ever more heavy, slow, listless and lackluster, spending hours a day sitting.

Since then, I have gradually and intentionally shifted my patterns, one little step at a time, and as I did, my body noticeably responded with its own form of appreciation—a growing sense of well-being.

My one small thing is a walk of less than two miles, not an especially long amble by my newer standards, but significant by comparison with not so long ago, when a walk around the block was a big accomplishment.

On a hunch, I happened to check my cumulative stats when I got home. I have walked 1,515 miles so far this year—one step at a time.