Walked at the park today but took it easy a bit. I think I overdid it on the treadmill yesterday. My boys (hubby & son) were taking a nap and I knew we would be heading to a cook-out after they woke up, so I tried to work out a little bit harder in order to "earn my splurges" at the BBQ.
I ended up walking about 4.5 miles, whereas I normally do about 3. I felt fine yesterday but the dogs were barking today. I ended up having to take a few Tylenol after coming back from the park this morning. Ow. (ow ow owww - to quote the dogs precisely)
There was a man on the greenway today (walking at a pretty good clip) smoking a pipe. I don't think he was chasing a dog or anything, so it looked pretty weird. It looked like he was there for exercise. I nodded and smiled as I passed him, but secretly I cringed and was so glad to be on the last leg of my circuit. I didn't want to have to walk through his stinky pipe smoke-y wake again.
On my way back to my car I saw that there was a car in the parking lot with a 'Purple Heart' license plate and I wondered if it was his. Then I felt guilty for thinking he was kind of a schmuck.
Whether or not it was his car it was an instant lesson in not passing judgement. It really doesn't matter if he was a war hero or not. Purple Heart, black lung - who am I to judge?
Appearances mean nothing.
What we do is who we are.
2 comments:
I don't think you should feel bad. It's not like you were really passing judgment on him, but more worrying about your well-being. And why should you have to inhale it if he's the one choosing to smoke.
I cannot stand smoke! I hate it. It makes me gag. And it bugs me when people are smoking around me. It just doesn't seem fair. I've never smoked in my life but I'm constantly inhaling second-hand smoke.
But anyway. :) Way to go on the 4.5 miles! My dogs weren't barking today but my shins definitely were. What would that be? Their leash? :) Way to go though. That's really good. Hope you enjoyed the bbq. We're doing that today and I really hope I don't overdo it.
What we do is who we are.
By the way, I love that line!
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