Sometimes I can’t believe my own level of delusion. Yesterday I was walking on the track in the gym. This is my new habit designed to take off the 10 pounds I have put on by eating with the soldier. I walk fast.

I walk spectacularly fast or at least I have in the past but these days I’ve had no choice but to slow down because I am just so old. I am still fast, however my days of being the fastest in the gym BY FAR are gone and this was utterly proven when some guy passed me on the track moving like some kind of machine.

He had an incredible stride and his whole body was a muscle. I am telling you, this guy was in shape and I don’t mean steroids. I also don’t mean, “skinny running body” because he was solid as a rock and I was just marveling. Jeez, I think I used to be able to walk like that, I thought. That guy is in peak condition…

We were on the track a long time and he passed me one more time before I glanced up to see him running backwards.

Yeah, he was running backwards and I mean FAST. Fast and graceful like a dancer, except based on his body, I say he was probably a boxer.

In whatever case he was a show off running backwards like that but by God, I understand. If your body can do things you want to do the things with your body. I have no room to talk having lifted my foot straight up over my head in there about 1000 times. It’s inspiring to see people at their peak, at least it is to me. I like seeing prowess and his display just made me more committed to my usual… to keep myself in the best shape I can for as long as I can.

So then came around the corner and he had stopped to take a drink. “Hi!” he said excitedly as I approached. “You sure can walk fast. I can’t believe how fast you are.”

“Me?” I asked, honestly confused as I passed.

“Yeah, I don’t know how you walk as fast as you do,’ he said to my back. “I’m pacing off you…”

Well I’ll tell you, I was confused. The guy sped right by me, see.

Continuing around the track I wondered if he meant, he was surprised I was fast because I was an old lady and I decided that must be right. But then I walked a little further and it hit me.

I was wearing a 25 pound weighted vest.

Ha ha ha. If I took it off, I could probably give that guy a run for his money, you know? Classic Capricorn to ignore all burdens!!!

I circled around and passed him one more time. “We’re fast walkers with dimples,” I said because sure enough this was the case. People who walk fast are happy… endorphins no doubt which is another point to make. If you are feeling low (and many are right now)… if you get moving, get that Mars going, you will be amazed how much better you feel.