A friend once told me that people who live in really snowy places say that there is no bad weather, only bad equipment.  So? In honor of a wet week, I want to talk about walking in the rain.  I am still doing the step challenge. That means that I generally don’t except rides, or taxis or anything else besides my feet, even if it’s raining. I don’t do umbrellas. I really never was comfortable with umbrellas, even before I started to use my hands to reach for support. I have “the best raincoat on the planet.” It only really fails me in a downpour.  When in doubt bring it with me, because the difference between success and failure in a sudden storm, is whether or not I have my coat.

I also have a very beaten up Vera Bradley quilted backpack, that my sister gave me for Christmas a couple of years ago. What I didn’t know I needed. A quilted backpack soaks up a certain amount of water before it starts to truly leak.

So I have good equipment, but I really hope it stops raining sometime soon. I feel soggy.

 Sept 12 is the launch date for  CUNY Steptember Challenge.

I jumped right into it, because I regularly walk 4-5 miles a day, and it will be interesting to carry my phone consistently and see how far I really do walk.  Walking is for me a primary wellness practice. I learn and grow emotionally and spiritually while putting one foot in front of the other.  Often when I get to wherever I am going, I have insights that I need to write down.  I also think that it keeps me as well as I can be. All my body systems respond  to the rhythm of the road. I require fresh air and sunshine.

It’s also transportation. A short list of places I go in my hometown (which is why it takes six months to wear shoes out):