 Well, it's my last day of this challenge, and I guess my positive experience is right now, typing this final reflection. What have I learned from the past three weeks? Most importantly it's this: the gift of observation. On days when I dreaded the "positive experience" writing, knowing full well that nothing spectacular took place that day, I dug deeper. The people by which I'm surrounded makes the digging an easy fix, but it's something I forget to do on a daily basis. I hope this gift of observation is habit-forming. The other thing I learned is that I really need to find time to exercise. There's truth in the idea that exerting energy gives you energy, that exercise puts you in a better mood. I know this. I've been there. I know how I felt, inside and out, when I walked regularly. It was more than the physical health benefits, which were many; I just felt good... all the time. So, today I went to Walgreens and bought a lock (with a key, not a combination like the one in my dusty gym bag that sat for so long I couldn't remember the numbers). I went to the gym, swiped my bent up card with fingers crossed that it still worked, and I headed up to the lockers. My old locker was empty, just waiting for me. My old treadmill stared at me, like a mom running late with arms crossed across her chest and toes tapping on the floor. I'm on my way, I thought.
Until the weather warms up and I can get back to the walking path at my local park, I hope I can at least get reacquainted with that treadmill. Here's my Happiness Challenge Motto: Be grateful. Be kind. Exercise. :) Comments are closed.
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