Walking

Joni Mitchell wrote and sang about paving paradise (covered by the Counting Crows) before I was born and I thought we all knew what to do. 

BUT:

Obesity and type 2 Diabetes are rampant. 

We are scheduling exercise but unless we are ruthlessly disciplined at putting our physical conditioning first regularly (above all the day to day chores and busyness of living in 2023), and/or fortunate enough to pay for expensive accountability partners (gym coaches) we are clearly not getting to it enough. 

I think we just need to slow the heck down. We need to walk more, not just for a stroll, but to accomplish tasks. We need to incorporate physical activity into our days.

We need to have rules around development that encourage community and facilitate pedestrian life. Has anyone tried walking 3 blocks with a back pack of groceries lately? It’s meditative, it’s exercise, it’s environmental, and it’s satisfying. It’s too bad we are all in such a rush to get to…where exactly?