We are the Family that Walks

This morning, I'm happy to be on my friend Adam Jeske's blog, Executing Ideas, reflecting on our family's obsession with walking. You can find the post here.

And here's a sample:

In our neighborhood, we are known as the family that walks.

Some think we’re crazy and others admire us. All of them see us and every day our reputation grows. We walk when it’s warm. We walk when it’s cold. We walk when we’re early, rushed, or on time. We walk in a pack or in smaller groups. Sometimes we take the long way, other times we take the shorter route. And it’s not uncommon to see us speed-walking like Olympians (’cause when you’re a competitive family of six, no one wants to be the last one to the corner).

Heck, to others it must seem like our goal is to drive as little as possible.

Come to think of it, they’re right.

In his book Never Mind the Joneses, Tim Stafford articulates the idea of a “family culture.” He writes,

“Family culture creates the wonderful sense of relaxation we get inside our own four walls…Here, and only here in the heart of the family, does everybody understand. Here we have a sense of freedom to be just who we are.”

So let it be said: who we are is a family of walkers. It’s our culture. It’s our nature.