As I began my walk, I immediately felt like I did not want to be out there and wanted to turn around to get back into my bed. I took a few more steps. Got hot so I had to take my jacket off. Took a few more steps. Thought about turning around. I took a few more steps to sit on the bench. Understand, I pass this bench each time I walk Lake Chabot, but never have I sat down. Today, I sat down for a minute, never reading the dedication on the bench until I was ready to resume my walk. A man approached me and commented that he too was tired and wanted to take a rest. He stated he had recently 'gotten on track' and had been struggling a bit, too. I shared the same sentiment. I was wearing a Nike Women's Marathon Finishers shirt to which the man congratulated me. He also tipped his hat for the accomplishment. I wished the man a good finish to his walk and to stay on the track and he the same for me. When I turned to see the dedication, I thought how fitting. I really wanted to go home, yet I know the importance of health and fitness in my life. I think that man chatting with me was God's way of telling me to keep going and not go home.
I don't know who the Schultz family is, but I thank them. Their words were very fitting for me and the man.
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