The Passion of the Pavement...

People say that one of the best things to do when troubled or conflicted is to take a walk to clear your mind. For minor worries or for sheer poetic enlightenment a walk on a beautiful snowy afternoon or a warm spring evening at dusk is absolutely in order. However, nothing matches the intensity and passion of a truly conflicted mind like running on the asphalt. The concentration that it requires to monitor your breathing and to keep in the groove of running swiftly cancels out the concentration previously devoted to stewing. Kick off your strappy sandals, girls, tie on some runners, and hit the road. It's liberating to figuratively run away from all of your troubles... [Oh, and running definitely helps to tone your buns so they fit into the oh-so-tiny string bikini and/or barely there flirty cheerleading skirts that seem to be all the rage...which, by the way, have a little too much cheer with the copious amounts of way too girlie pleats and are a little too "leading" for my taste. And I still haven't christened my new bikini in the lake yet...but I am oh so excited to.]