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On Friday morning, I post the path journal. These are the notes from my morning walk. This post is a commentary on this habit. It will be listed as a page on my blog.
A couple of years ago, I noticed my feet becoming numb when I stand. Sometimes it was a nuisance, and sometimes it was debilitating. Sometimes it is just the feet. Sometimes the dysfunction spreads into my calves, and even thighs. The cause has not been determined. I began to call it dizziness, and say that my feet were dizzy.
After a while, I noticed that if I go walking in the morning, there is less dizziness. In November of 2024, I started walking in the morning. At first, it was two laps on the path. (We will discuss the path in a minute.) I kept a log of these walks, noting how long I walked, and how my feet felt.
Soon, the walk went from two laps, to three, four, five. Soon, I got tired of counting laps. I set the timer on my phone to a half hour. Eventually this expanded to 36:00, which became the standard setting. I start walking, and go until the alarm sounds. If I my feet feel good, I might do more.
Since my feet were still going bad, I did not want to get far from the house. This is why I started walking on the path. The path is a cut through leading to a school. It is .08 mile, or 245 steps. There is a 26 foot rise in elevation. The path is not paved, and can make walking a bit tricky. You do not want to fall down here. Here is the view from the west end (across from the school), and the east end.
At first, I tried to meditate, or let my thoughts wander. Soon, I began to listen to podcasts and music. I was always hearing things that got my attention. I began dictating notes on the phone, which led to writing these thoughts into the path journal. ©Luther Mckinnon 2026 · selah