So, it’s a new month, and the start of the final quarter of the year and instead of working today I spent the day playing outside. I couldn’t help myself… the sun was shining, the kid had the afternoon off and so we went and hung out at the zoo. I’ve been so amazed at how brilliant and vivid the leaves are this year, I just had to get out with the camera. I even skipped out on my aqua fitness classes today to get outside and play!

It was really nice because we realized as we were walking around that usually the only time we go walking at the zoo is in the winter. This was the first time we were there when the ground wasn’t covered in snow!

It was also good proof that all the aqua fitness classes that I’ve been taking, and all the torture that is the elliptical machine, are paying off. The last few times we’ve been out walking I’ve had to stop and rest either because I needed a nitro shot, or because my hips and back hurt so badly I had to set and rest. Today we’d been walking for about an hour and Shaun noticed that I hadn’t complained about anything hurting at all yet! We actually ended up walking around out there for 2 hours and even made it down the path to the river as well.

Can ya tell I’m just a wee bit proud of myself? :)

Anyways, that’s it for me today. Tomorrow it’s back to work on writing PLR to put in my new store. It’s taken a lot longer than I thought it would to get a set of articles written.

Have a great weekend!

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Thought for the day:
“Today I allow my spirit to play at the park. My body may be at work but my spirit is reaching for the trees as I swing higher and higher.”

I’m really excited today! My inner child is bursting at the seams to be allowed out to play. It’s like she knows that there’s something big coming and just can’t contain herself.

The adult me has known for awhile now that this would be a year of huge changes. I just never knew what, when, where, or how these changes would take place. I still don’t but that doesn’t mean that intuitive part of me isn’t ready for it all.

Today I’m caught up in a feeling that life is really great. I can’t shake it, and where before I would try and calm myself down and tell myself all sorts of negative crap to break the mood, today I have no desire to do that. Over the past few days there’s been a lot of stuff cross my path around the theme of letting your inner child out to play. Shileen Nixon wrote a great post about why as women of wonder, we need to make time for play dates in our lives. That’s kinda what started it off for me.

All I can think of is wanting to go to the park and play on the swings. I used to love that when I was little. We would go to the park and my dad would push me on the swings. I loved that feeling of freedom that comes from soaring through the air. (I’m sure the knowing he was there to catch me if I fell helped somewhat too, but that’s a story for another day.)

I think that as we get older we lose so much of our childlike sense of wonder, and that makes me sad. It’s so important to not let that go — to always know that the child who loves swings, sandcastles, and butterflies still lives inside us. And even when life is changing around us, and the to-do list is as long as your left arm and you’re wondering how it will all get done, our inner child is still there holding on for us, waiting for us to stop and play. All we have to do is close our eyes, take a deep breath, and remember the swings… and we can be right there with her, even if it’s only for a moment. :) Of course, if you can actually get outside to wander through a park or play on the swings, that’s even better!

No matter what, love your inner child. Take time to nurture her, and as always — be happy!

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