Today, the wisdom of Angie.

Welcome to Walking is Fitness.

This is a podcast of action, providing a little extra motivation to help you keep that fitness promise you made to yourself.

Hi, I'm Dave.

I've been walking for fitness since 2013, averaging about 21,000

steps a day. We're walking in just a moment and would love to have you join me for the next 10

minutes or so. I am at what I have dubbed beaver Overlook.

This is a place near where I walk through a wooded trail at the edge of a stream.

And just on the other side is a beaver dam, beaver house.

And at the moment, three beavers are swimming around. I don't know if you heard that slap just before I started talking, that water slap.

That was one of the beavers slapping his tail on the water and then going underneath.

And so I've seen from time to time a beaver, but I've never seen all three at the same

time. And well, the one went under and the other one has disappeared. And so right now I'm only

looking at one beaver. And he's just kind of lingering there.

I'm not sure if he's looking at me.

Beavers can actually be dangerous.

I prefer it when they're like doing their own thing

and I'm an unseen visitor.

I get the impression that he's looking at me, so maybe this is a good time to turn

and begin our walk together. I want to tell you about my friend Angie.

Angie did something recently that is amazing and filled with wisdom.

So a little bit of Angie's backstory.

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