Mile 988. Now that's what I call a nice view while walking to work!
There's a map, today's walking thought by Kenneth Johnson ... and let's not forget, lots of exciting numbers (!) waiting for you when you click below to continue reading ...
Cheerio!
Today's walk was 3.25 miles, surprisingly, with 225 feet climbed in 52:22 minutes, giving it a 4.8 tortoise rating. 509 calories were burned on this walk.
Here are the overall stats so far for 2014:
988.13 miles walked, which is 98.71% of my 2014 goal.
310:25:51 hours walked, which is 99.18% of my 2014 goal
48,282 total feet climbed
156,486 calories burned
95.85% of the year has passed
95.85% of the year has passed
I've walked 74 consecutive non-Sundays since my last missed day on September 20, and overall have walked on 287 of the 300 non-Sundays thus far in 2014, a 95.67% consistency rating.
The purpose of the percentages is to have a higher percentage of distance and time walked than of the year. This tells Tortoise that he is on track. Yes, this is more numbers than you are likely interested in, all Tortoise can say is he's really good at setting high goals and having them slip away because he doesn't do them every, every day.
And now for today's walking thought, initially presented in April 1994 ...
"We lived, like many others in those war-torn years, in humble circumstances. Our home was modestly furnished. Dad had many skills and used them to beautify the home. He raised the Anderson air-raid shelter located in our garden to ground level and made it his workshop. He spent many hours there repairing shoes and making items of furniture for the home. I would wander into this workshop and watch him. Just to be in his presence was a thrill for me. He invited me to help him by passing a hammer, a screwdriver, or some other tool. I was convinced that my help was necessary and that without me he would not be able to complete his task. He used a variety of pieces of wood, obtained from different sources and considered by others to be unsuitable for any practical use, and from them created items of great beauty and worth for our family. As he worked he played a game with me, inviting me to determine what he was making. I was seldom able to do so until the components were completed and the object assembled. Then I would declare with great excitement, “It’s a bookcase!” or 'a table!' and wonder at his ability to create so much from so little.
"As I look back and reflect upon those wonderful memories, I realize that my contribution was not necessary for my father to complete the work he was engaged in. I was the beneficiary, as through these experiences I came to know him and to love him.
"How like the association we have with our Heavenly Father, believing at times that the service we engage in is for his benefit, when in reality it is comparable with my handing tools to my father. It is the relationship that develops that is of greater significance more than the contribution we make. As expressed by King Benjamin, “For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?” (Mosiah 5:13.)
"Just as I was not able to fully comprehend what my earthly father was building until he completed his work, so it is with our Heavenly Father. When his kingdom is established and the work is complete, we will recognize our home and shout for joy."
To watch, listen to, or read this message in full, please visit https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/we-all-have-a-father-in-whom-we-can-trust?lang=eng #ShareGoodness
The tortoise is smiling!
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