creating less and less of me: day 3

“day 237″. “day 464″. “day 729″.

those are things i long to write at the beginning of my daily journal entry – and i want those numbers to represent consecutive days. you see, i’m trying to create less of me. writing a minimum of 1000 words daily so that eventually i’ll spill more and waste fewer words. walking daily to burn calories and create less of the physical me.

i will walk the same route day, adding an extra hill or bend every week, knowing that with each repetition, i will see the same things differently.

i will write in my journal – the one adored with the three graces – each day, knowing that with each entry, i will say more in less words.

that’s just the way it is . . . or so i’m told. now i’m committed to finding out for myself.

today is day 3, and though i promise not to bore you with every single walk, i did want to share some of the amazing things i saw on walk #3:

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my path. see that little butterscotch-colored dot a little less than halfway up? that’s my walking mate, phoebe. a welsh corgi who has a funny way of herding.

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made me think of my friend julie daley who’s winding up a trip to ireland. a budding dolmen, perhaps?

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a late-blooming gardenia.

and this exquisite companion that came along to color my way:

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  • http://dillydallylollygagger.blogspot.com Lollygagger

    That butterfly is absolutely gorgeous! Your walks sound (and look!) really nice.

  • Kira

    Your posts are always so beautiful. I like the way that you have a poetic, thoughtful style without it feeling overproduced. It’s very genuine and fun to read. I’m sorry I don’t always make the time to comment…if you can fit in blogging, plus words, plus walks, I can stop in and say hello without too much trouble!

    Hello!

  • http://www.TheBarefootHeart.com/ whollyjeanne

    hello back, kira. what i want to know is (a) how is your writing coming along and (2) when are you going to scratch out time in your stuffed calendar for another writing date?

  • http://www.TheBarefootHeart.com/ whollyjeanne

    isn’t s/he, though? (i have no idea how to determine the gender of a butterfly, and honestly, no interest in learning.) i just keep going back to that picture and staring at it.

  • http://lifeafterbenjamin.wordpress.com/ Alana

    Taking a minute to catch up. I miss you. Hoping the making less of you is making joy in your world. Love…

  • http://www.angelakelsey.com Angela

    You know how “they” say that a pound of body fat = 3500 calories? Maybe a pound of fat = 3500 words, and we hold onto fat when we don’t let go of our words. Just a thought ;) .

  • http://twitter.com/Streetlights94 Cristina

    I would love to go on a stroll with you one day. Yup, sure would.