Lucky Day

Today I woke up at 7 am when my alarm went off.
Over the past weekend I didn't get much sleep,
so I was highly considering going back to bed,
but instead I got up, beckoned by my laziness
to get dressed and take a walk.

For most of the summer I was getting up in the
morning and taking a walk, but since getting
back home from the World Gathering of Young
Friends in England and with the decreasing
amount of daylight in the northern hemisphere,
I haven't been sticking to getting up to take
my daily walk. I'm still eating about the same
amount as I was during the summer, but with less
exercise, which has obvious results.
I'm really glad after the fact that I didn't got
bak to bed this morning. Today became my lucky
day when I got outside to start my walk.

My regular walking route now is: walking to the
end of Wood St. (it's one way so I walk down,
facing traffic), turn left onto Main St., turn left
left ono Center St., turn right at Jefferson St.
(near where I used to live from ages 4-12), turn
left and go down Oak St., turn right onto Brunwswick
St., turn left onto Bowdoin St., turn left onto Main
St., go to end of Main St., turn onto other end of
Brunswick St. and then turn left onto Wood St.

Somewhere less than halfway down Main St. I found a
twenty dollar bill sitting on the side of the road,
wet and dirty from the melting snow and road sand.
Ipicked it up and dried a little bit of the water
and dirt off it and stuck it in my sweatshirt pocket.
Yes, it's warm enough for just a sweatshirt here in
Maine right now.

I can tell already that today is going to be a good
day for me. Now I know there was a reason, because
getting exercise, to go on a walk this morning
before breakfast and my internship. Praise God!
Amen.