As a child, my brothers and I were always active. We played outdoors, walked or rode our bikes to our friends' homes or the school yard, played marbles or hopscotch, we built forts, played in the dirt with "dinky" cars, got a team together to play Scrub baseball, and so on. We were always busy.
I wondered when this active lifestyle began to lessen, until I remembered my Grade Nine school year. At that time I noticed most people did very little at lunch hour. Teens sat or stood around talking, some smoking. A few girls walked while they chatted, other students trained on the track or in the gym.
I started to conform. It wasn't considered adult to play hopscotch, skip rope, or do any of the other activities we did in the elementary school. And nothing else replaced them when I stopped doing them.
Now as an adult, I realize that I need to be "re-activated"!
Even though it was precipitated by the break down of my car, I'm enjoying my walking. This summer, another activity I want to do more of is bicycle riding. I plan to fix my bicycle up as it has a flat ture, and then ride it a lot more.
After one full year of walking to work most mornings, I'm feeling the blessing of it.
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