I love the perspective that others have about walking and sometimes it can change my lens,

change my filter, change the way I'm thinking about walking, and that's going to happen today.

Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily 10-minute podcast providing you with a little added motivation to get out and take the walk.

Today's 10-minute walk starts right after this.

One of the great joys of this podcast, the Walking is Fitness YouTube channel, and certainly the walking friends community on Patreon, one of the Walking is Fitness YouTube channel, and certainly the walking friends community on Patreon.

One of the great joys is I've gotten to know people.

Maybe not personally, but I feel like they're friends.

They're walking friends.

And there is someone on the YouTube channel. I have no idea if she listens to the podcast. She's never mentioned that.

I don't know if she's part of the walking friends community. I don't think so.

But she faithfully watches every walking-as-fitness

fitness YouTube video and then leaves an encouraging comment.

And for a long time, that comment was actually symbols, very meaningful symbols to her.

And over time, her comments have expanded.

I respond to her comments.

Try to respond quickly.

Sometimes I'm not as quick as I would like to be.

But she has shared more of her story and this is someone I think her name is Ellen this is

someone who has endured some really hard losses in her life.

And walking is something that is very meaningful for her,

that has been helpful for her.

And if I could read between the lines,

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