The walk

I want to stay warm. I want to keep sitting at my desk. My heart isn’t into it. Gray skies have moved in, the wind has picked up, and the temperature has dipped over the past hour. My heart questions, “Do we have to do this? Is now really the best time?”

My brain tells my heart to shut the heck up and get up and go for a walk. There’s probably a few swear words in there too. My brain says that it will actually do my heart some good.

Just go. Just get out there. In the words of Nike, “Just do it.”

Forty-five minutes later, my brain asks my heart, “Was that really a problem? Did you really have to make a scene? Do we really have to be such a baby about it?”

Like most things, it all works out in the wash.

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  2. I didn’t know the answer to my problems was in the wash! I guess I needed to pay more attention in school. Thanks for catching me up, Brian!

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  3. It seems to me that the heart and the head are in a constant state of disagreement, but one cannot operate without the other. Glad you got it resolved.

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  8. I sent my wife a note yesterday telling her to get a subway home instead of walking the 20 minutes as she always does…”it got real cold” I told her. It was 50, but a NEW YORK FIFTY, and those who know know. I walked 7 miles yesterday and thought about how cold it was getting the entire time…talk about having your head in the wrong place!

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    1. Oh, I get you John. There’s 50 degrees, and then there’s 50 degrees. Ha, ha. that’s kind of what was going through my head. There’s 50 degrees after days of temps in the teens and then there’s 50 degrees with high winds and a cold chill. I swear they are not the same. There’s lots that go into the formula . . . sun or no sun, breeze, mid-day or evening. Lots to factor. Ha, ha.

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    1. We push our clocks back soon which means getting up in the dark. When I have to work on site, it means, leaving to come home in the dark. Ugh. I’m with you on the internal dialogue. If a boxing announcer were narrating things, it would go something like this: “The heart is feeling things out. The brain comes back with a quick one-two punch. The heart had to feel that one. It looks stunned. The brain is going in for the kill, but no the heart comes back with a strong uppercut. The brain is on the mat. Will he get back up. The referee is giving him the standard 10-count. He’s not getting up. Yes, yes, this match is over. The ref lifts up the Heart’s hands. The heart gets what the heart wants. We have a new winner, a new champion!” 🤣🤣🤣

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      1. Haha, yes…you’ve nailed the dialogue, Brian!

        At least for a little while, it’ll be light in the morning again. But coming home is another story. Time to be on high alert for deer!

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  13. I love going outside this time of year regardless of the weather conditions – now through next March are my favorite outdoor moments. I’m different, but I’m consistently so.😄

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  16. Friction in doing something right is common. But we can break through it by consistency.
    Day 1:- Difficult
    Day 7:- Not that difficult
    Day 20:- Directly find yourself outside without having second thought.

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  17. Hi Brian
    I love it too, to stay inside, sitting on my writing desk or sitting in my rocking chair, reading. But Dina and Selma love being out in every weather.
    We like your two pictures.
    Keep well
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. Yes, unfortunately, I was being a big baby. A whiner. Of course, I went out the past two days and it was actually beautiful out. I just needed to get myself in gear and check out Mother Nature’s work. Dina and Selma, I’m assuming are your two dogs? I’m sorry if I’m wrong. My son’s dog likes to get me outside, but he’s not always a ton of help. He ends up plopping down on the ground. Crazy dog.

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      1. Dear Brian
        I had to laugh, Dina is my wife who is a known nature photographer specialised in seals and hares, and Selma is our Bookfairy girl. Her twin is Siri. And I am Klausbernd an author, editor and lecturer, but retired now.
        We don’t have pets.
        Klausbernd 🙂

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      2. Oh I’m so sorry!!! What a fool I am! I was writing so quickly I didn’t even stop and think that one through. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Okay, I’m going to blame that one on my son’s pup, he has me running every which way today. Ugh. My apologies again!!!!

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  20. I totally understand the feeling. Back when I was running, I limited my races to May through October, pausing for the winter. I continued training during the winter and even went out when it was snowing, wearing the appropriate clothing, of course. It was always tough, but I found that the snow created a very quiet environment, and that motivated me to go out. By the way, have you switched from AC to heat yet? I’m doing that today.

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    1. When I can convince myself, I love running/walking in the snow and rain. Something other world like in it. Too funny about your AC question. I never turn it off until I have to. It finally got cold enough at night here in PA that I had to turn it off and turn on the heat. I’m crazy but I hate being too hot.🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️😎😎

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