Hate hiking?

foot x-ray
Chronic foot problems challenges. Since 2007.

On yesterday’s Zoom call two smart people publicly proclaimed their dislike for hiking.

Something felt off about their adamant dislike.

The Zoom was no place to unpack this.

But unpacking is what happened after the call.

Context: Hiking is walking. Hiking is walking outdoors.

Here are two pieces when you deconstruct a smart person’s vocal dislike for hiking…

Confessing to a dislike for hiking is confessing to a dislike of:

  1. Walking
  2. Being outside

Like i say about running to people who say they don’t like running, “If you don’t like running, you are doing it wrong.”

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Hate it and love it

jeff noel biking through Walt Dis ey World
Biked 30 miles, again, through Walt Disney World. South on World Drive, West on Osceola Parkway, South on Sherberth Road, East on 192, and then North on World Drive again.

Hate it and love it?

What?

Hate that Walt Disney World is closed.

Love that Walt Disney World is closed?

Hate COVID-19.

Love COVID-19?

There are things to love about both, but most of us can’t look away from what we hate.

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If you hate running, this is probably why

family
Dinner last night was well-balanced.

 

family buffet
Qdoba catering did an exceptional job.

 

birthday cake
Simple and small cake.

 

After almost two years intentional rest from running (1st break since 1999) we (Family) began running one mailbox a day last Monday. Tomorrow,  it’s two mailboxes a day – Monday through Friday.

Mailboxes are 100 meters apart in our neighborhood.

It will take one month to run the equivalent on one lap around a high school track.

Have always believed the reason most people say they don’t like running is because they do too much too soon, and they quit before they even get started.

Our pace is slower than walking by the way.

Finally, everyone knows that running (or walking, or swimming, biking, etc) improves so many things, right?

Happy present moment.

If not now, when?
If not ever, why?

 

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i hate sugar

Whispering Canyon desserts
Cobbler tastes great and is part of the Holiday season.

 

i hate sugar.

Why?

Because it has such alluring properties.

It never tastes bad.

In fact, it generally tastes amazing.

So yeah, i hate that.

Especially when there isn’t a fresh fruit antidote nearby.

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Do you look forward to Wednesday mornings?

Sunrise after Florida rocket launch
Walking down driveway to run…immediately knew this was a rocket launch.

 

Sunrise after Florida rocket launch
About 30 minutes after first photo…had no idea there was going to be a launch.

 

i look forward to Wednesdays because it means the day includes an early morning run. Up at 4:15am chomping at the bit to start the day. The final two keynote speaking topics arrived yesterday. Anxious to tweak and polish them.

Decided to run to Disney’s Contemporary Resort. A friend is attending a four-day Disney Institute class on Creativity and my former colleagues are working there. It’s a nice break from running up and down the “Disney Parkway” like i have for the past 16 years.

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