Ethan Suplee Instagram – I said March 9th in the video, it’s Sunday March 10th that I meant 🤦🏻♂️! If you’re in New York on March 10th and would like to go for a walk, email [email protected] for the location.
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Where to begin?
The beginning of any journey starts with a single step. It’s a hackneyed trope, but true nonetheless. The journey might even be littered with countless instances of first steps. Every tired morning requires a first step, one foot before the next, just to get out of bed.
I like moving my body through space and time, outside, because I always -full stop- always, feel better afterwards. This is possibly due in some part to never actually wanting to begin, but once I overcome this, and succeed, I’ve won. I’ve proven to myself that I can do something that isn’t strictly fun, that indeed leaves me feeling better, but is in some part a constant negotiation or minimally, a dismissal of the urge to quit, to pack it in, to give up.
The speed, distance or difficulty has nothing whatsoever to do with my goal. My gain is simply and profoundly in accomplishing something I set out to do.
Taking a walk requires no great commitment, no annual dues, no major life rearrangement, the barrier to entry is as low as it gets.
There are plenty of groups for like-minded people to get together and do something active, running and cycling meetups, amateur sporting enthusiasts gather on weekends and evenings to practice or “play” with each other. The community within these fellowships can be quite powerful. We together are greater than I alone.
So, whether I wake able to remember the reward of accomplishment and ready to tackle the new day, or feel failed, useless, and long to remain in bed, I take a walk. I look around at the world around me and am reassured that it’s not as bad as I’d thought and that I am capable of that first step.
Join me for a walk. 🚶🚶♀️🚶♂️ | Posted on 03/Mar/2024 21:21:58
