Sometimes, a step back is really a step forward. For the first time all year - 46 days and more than 122 miles - I've not walked today, and I have no intention to. My body, mind and spirit are rebelling - soreness and stiffness, cold, lack of concentration, frustration, futility - so for one moment, it's a day off.
Days off can be just as productive as the strongest day on task, and just think for a moment of all the times you do take a day, or even a small bit of a day, off...
- Hiring a babysitter to have a night off parenting (so very welcome)
- A day off work, either scheduled or a personal day
- Crashing your diet for a special occasion, holiday, or craving
- Time off budgeting when you splurge on a new purchase
- Time off housework when you let the dishes pile up, ignore the ironing, and just don't make the bed
So today was a day off - no walking beyond a daily norm, the steps of which do not count toward my goal. Tomorrow will be a new day and a new total that I can approach, hopefully, more refreshed.
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