Category: Life

The Major’s Walk-A-Thon

Sky: Sunny & Clear
Temperature: 64°F
Relative Humidity: 100%
Winds: NNE 2 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 30.14 Rising

My thoughts:

1. I added a tenth of a mile to my walk around my neighbourhood this morning during the seven-o-clock hour. I walked about 1.4 miles total in about 27 minutes.

2. Ducks and chickens were in abundance during my walk. They were out and about eating breakfast. I steered away from them. I was once attacked by an angry duck. The unfortunate incident of a few years ago continues to haunt me to this day.

3. Not a single car passed me during my walk. In fact I only saw three people outside. I think everyone was inside eating bacon. I can effectively hypothesize that because the unmistakable aroma of fresh cooked bacon permeated all throughout the morning air of my neighbourhood.

4. A friend from afar recently asked me why I started this weekly walk. Besides the obvious health and fitness reasons this walk – inspired and encouraged by this fellow WordPress blogger – is symbolic of my walk with Jesus Christ. I’ve been walking with Him on His fantastic journey for about 18 months now. I was once a mannequin – plastic and rotting. Now I am alive. Since I am alive I am living Life (always capitalized) the way that I should have lived it during my previous 39 years on His great Earth. That includes throwing everything up in the air like ‘Tossed Salad’ (catch the symbolism there) and only catching the good stuff – the right stuff. A physical walk is now on my agenda to complement my spiritual walk with my Creator. No longer am I sitting still in neutral. I am now moving forward and going places with my Life. The Lord Almighty is driving me. I am merely His passenger.

5. I’m taking this walk on-the-road starting tomorrow. I’ll be walking all throughout the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers tomorrow afternoon. The walk continues on Monday (Presidents’ Day) at Estero’s Germain Arena for the Cross Reference Faith & Family Expo. Maybe I’ll even make a pit-stop at the Naples Zoo on my return trip back to Homestead.

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The Major’s Walk-A-Thon

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date February 2, 2008

Sky: Mostly Cloudy
Temperature: 67°F
Relative Humidity: 94%
Winds: Calm
Barometric Pressure: 30.22 Rising

My thoughts:

1. It was back to basics this morning (after last Saturday morning’s walk around Monkey Jungle) – my 25-minute / 1.3-mile walk clockwise around the perimeter of my neighbourhood.

2. As I walked the beat I thought about the symbolic walk that I have taken to get to this glorious point in my Life. A new believer that I met last night at my Life Group fellowship asked me why did I turn to God when I did. I told her quite bluntly that I was tired of sitting at home and being a mannequin. I wanted something more as I entered my 40s. I’ll be sharing more with her if she continues on with our Life Group through the next 3 months. For the first time in my Life I am truly happy. It is no longer fake happiness. It is genuine. I now realize that although I may be alone at times I will never ever be lonely again. He is always with me.

3. After everyone else went home I lingered around at J.T. and Anne’s home last night for another two hours. I had a great time sharing just a small portion of my unhappy past life with the two of them. The me of yesteryear would have never even considered the thought of sharing my Life with anyone else. God is truly amazing. He has given me a new Life. One of my favourite verses in the Bible is 1 Peter 1:23 (NLT): ‘For you have been born again, but not to a Life that will quickly end. Your new Life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.’

4. Back to the physical walk of this morning and two dogs on a leash did not appreciate my presence as I walked by them. That’s fine. I didn’t care too much for them either. The ducks and the chickens were out and about in abundance this morning. They stayed away from me. I stayed away from them. One time I was chased by an angry duck. I’m sort of scared of them now. I used to have nightmares about them. ‘When Good Ducks Go Bad’ – next on FOX !

5. I may have little to no upper-body strength but I am truly proud of my strong legs. If I were a professional athlete (in another life) then I could possibly be a field goal kicker on a football team – or maybe a soccer player. How about a kickboxer ? Nah I’m going too far now. I’ll just leave it at that.

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My Fantastic Journey: It’s In The Lyrics

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date January 8, 2008
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When I first heard the following song on the radio I thought that it was really cool sounding. It’s got a retro-1980s Duran Duran feel to it. When I started to really listen to it and study the lyrics I got the chills. It’s further proof that God is guiding me on this fantastic journey and keeping me intrigued via the music of my Life:

“Fighting For Your Heart (Let It Go)” – After Edmund

Someone tore apart your heart.
Someone let you down – down on the ground.
Someone ripped away your faith.
Someone let you bleed – forgot what you need.

It’s not easy movin’ on.
No it’s not easy movin’ on.

Oh. Let it go. Say goodbye. Call this an emergency.
That’s fighting for your heart to be free.
Don’t waste another tear of sorrow here on yesterday’s emergency.
That’s fighting for your heart to be free.

Someone held you from your dreams.
Someone pushed you out – out of the crowd.
Somebody stole away your hope.
Someone ran off with your heart – you’re alone in the dark.

It’s not easy movin’ on.
No it’s not easy movin’ on.

{REPEAT / FADE}

(You can hear the entire song on their MySpace site.)

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New Year’s Eve Plans

I was officially off the road and out of my car at precisely 2:51 PM EST this afternoon, and that’s it for 2007. I drove just a little over 7,500 miles this year – 37.5% below the national average of 12,000 miles.

My New Year’s Eve plans for tonight consist of me enjoying a peaceful and quiet night of television and computer in the safety, sanity, and comfort of my living room. I will reflect back at 2007 – a year that was filled with the highest of highs and minimal lows. It was indeed the greatest year of my entire Life – thanks to this fantastic journey following Him.