I choose to keep walking

I have again set a commitment to continue walking, a pleasant activity I used to look forward to that I would reschedule anything that went in the way.

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Months ago, a physical discomfort and a doctor's advice pushed walking out of my schedule. The result is added weight that now shows in my photos that I immediately delete.

I've always liked to walk, walk, walk, a slogan that plays in my mind inspired by a Leslie Sansone video that I, and a dozen former classmates from St. Scholastica's followed during the pandemic nights. Then, I walked every night, sometimes close to midnight, when the house was still and no one could watch me convert a walk into a jog or an awkward dance.

Walking has long been my way of easing into reflection, of letting thoughts stretch and loosen the way muscles do after a long day.

During the pandemic, when the world seemed to shrink to the size of our living rooms, I walked with Leslie Sansone. Her "Walk With Leslie" videos inspired countless people to keep fit, lose weight, or manage the anxiety attacks that Covid stirred in so many of us. In those months of fear and uncertainty, walking became not just exercise but reassurance-proof that movement, however modest, was still possible.