Recently, i’ve been getting the urge to run.
Whenever I get really excited or extremely overwhelmed, my body starts to react, almost like its shouting at me; “MOVE!”
Last time I ran, like ‘exercise, nobody is chasing you’ type of run, I almost took off all my clothes on the road lol, because what is this feeling of ‘breathlessness, plus pain, plus I can feel the calories actually burningggg’ happening. After this episode, I said to running, “don’t call us, we’ll call you.”
However, I still needed to move. See i’m a homebody. That’s a fact about me. I’ve always enjoyed walking and its not a new concept to me, but I loveee staying at home. It’s warm and comfortable and I can order stuff. hehehehe. There are times I need and want to be outside of course, but I loveeee being inside. One of the draw backs of this is you can be inside for two days and only take 200 steps, and when you feel guilty, just jump 10 times lol.
Another is I am a nature over. I love all things green and growing and I love taking photos of it and walking around it. Bingley has that. Thus the birth of the move rings.
I noticed how all the thoughts collide into one huge knot inside my head when I stayed in one place. Moving helped, and moving further helped even more, so in April of 2024, I made a game out of the move rings on the fitness app on my phone and decided that “everyday, i’m going to walk long enough to close these rings”. Something about seeing that red circle going all the way round made me happy…a sense of completion. I combined my love for walking and the joy of closing the ring and began!
I started with 60kcal, which I could achieve with a 10 minute walk, and lots of photos. Now i’ve doubled that, and most times exceed what I double, counting steps and how long and how far, but all in all making sure i am moving.
From brisk walking while listening to music to a stroll processing the thoughts in my mind, it’s therapy to me. Moving changes the density of the thoughts, making them airy enough to flow away, so that what remains is me, and the core of me is the light of God.
I don’t just move because exercise helps the body, I move because I need to find me. There are so many factual health benefits to moving. I present a different angle. Move until the answer is clear, and I promise it will be, Move until you feel joy, it burns the calories as well so you may feel that pain, but keep moving until its gone.
I havent stopped moving since April of 2024. I’m still a home body, but my move rings are scheduled into my day now. Walking 20-30 minutes a day, reflecting and watching, taking pictures and making plans, coming back to myself when it’s been a hard day, praying and listening to music…it’s time well spent for my mind and my body.
I have found it’s easy to tie a sense of accomplishment to if the ring closes or not, so i’ve made sure that on days when I just need to rest, I rest. It’s finding the balance between pushing yourself to do what heals you and taking a step back because your essence is not tied to always doing.
The urge to run, I believe, is my body’s way of saying it’s ready for more…I guess it’s really time to call back.
Wish me the best! Also…let me know how your own tale goes. hehehe.
All my love,
Queenet.
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