I took a long walk today while basking in bright sunlight and heat. I enjoyed kicking at mounds of dust instead of mounds of snow. It was a delightful day as I collected dirt between my toes and on my flip flops and felt the warm wind on my face.
Normally I am irritated when I am stopped by people on my walks. As I wandered through my hometown, I was flagged down by two people in cars who wanted to chat. Our conversations were delightful. Later, I thought about those two individuals. They are both cancer survivors...one of skin and ear, one of breast and bone. Both were beaming, smiling, happy, positive...full of good humor, defiant, surviving, hopeful and rejoicing...happy to see me. As I continued walking I thought about the varying degrees of hardship that human beings are given...at times those hardships seem unfair, arbitrary, random, stupid...undeserved. I thought about my struggle with weight loss. Weight loss was put into its proper place today...there are no excuses and there is no room for complaint...let the chocolate chips fall where they may...
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