Every step is a step forward

EVERY STEP IS A STEP FORWARD:
Donna Stokes— Crossing America on foot, 2014 
A personal journey of  fitness, strength, and  empowerment.


  
DONNA’S STORY AND UPCOMING ADVENTURE
My life has been just as so many others before me—complex and challenged.  Like many women, I found myself taking care of everyone and everything but myself.  "I" had been taken over by "us", "her", and "him"...the time had come for me to get my "I" back. The four year journey back to "me" wasn't an easy one: tears and disap- pointments, false starts and failures were all part of the journey. I shed a husband, moved to a new state, lost and gained some friends, and finally arrived at a place where I could focus on myself and what I needed for my own health and success.  I changed my diet (giving up all processed foods—think about that for a second: noth- ing boxed, refined, canned...it wasn't an easy adjustment.  I started walking, then running, then weight training.  In those first few months when results where hard to see, I wanted to quit (after all, as Amer- icans, we're raised on instant gratification).  Recently I mentioned something to a friend about rushing—he said rushing is for losers who don't have patience.  I say only this: change is possible. Have patience.  Don't rush.  Be true to yourself...and remember nothing easily gotten is a reward.

BE PART OF DONNA’S JOURNEY! 

Donate!  Lodging, water, and gear are just a few things Donna will need. Donations can be made at any bank.  Please  provide the following: Bank Name: Bank of America Account: 0038-5241-1365 Routing: 011900254 Zip: 06085
Donna will be donating surplus funds  raised to the Wheeler Y for our 2014 Annual Campaign!
Provide Supplies!  Donna has made a list of specific items she’ll need.  It  can be viewed at www.amazon.com in the  “wish lists and registry” section under “Donna Stokes, Walk Across America”.  
 Follow!  Check out “Donna’s Walk Across America” Facebook page, and ask questions, get details, and follow her epic walk!  She’ll also be blogging in real time in order to make it easy to follow:  www.donnaswalk.blogspot.com