a cure for gray day blues

accepting that I have been lazy in the past

and spent far too long making excuse after excuse

and accepting I am the only one who can

1. choose my habits

2. integrate healthy changes in exercise

has gone a long way toward motivating me to get out and walk

in spite of gray days and cool temperatures

I always check the weather before I lace up

so I have an idea of what I need to wear

 

that "feels like 27" convinced me I probably needed to wear this today

seeing the flag fly straight out was a sign I'd made a wise choice

I tend to warm up quickly when I walk,

okay, I sweat like a pig,

so often I don't wear ear warmers or a hat

but today I was glad I did

I'd rather be a little more toasty than normal than have my ears fall off

I knew my head band was slipping,

I had to pull it down several times,

I also knew it was doing something funky with my hair,

I could feel it bouncing a little with every step I took

what I didn't know was how silly I looked

until I took a selfie when I was about 2/3's of the way done

I could have headed straight home,

it looked that silly,

instead I chuckled at myself,

thought "Maybe I made someone else smile or even laugh",

and focused on the goal of finishing 2 1/2 miles,

not looking good while I did it 

go ahead,

you can laugh at the picture

I won't be offended-

perhaps it will encourage you to do what you need to do

and not let what you look like while accomplishing it stop you