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HAPPINESS: CASE STUDIES
‘I feel like a lion’
I remember this day last year
so well. I was feeling down,
so very down. Overweight
and extremely unhappy in
my job. It was a vicious circle,
the more panic attacks I had
about going into a job,
where I was being bullied
the more I ate. The more
I ate, the bigger I got, the
more I was bullied and felt
powerless. Depression
had me firmly in its grip.
Then I picked up a copy
of Country Walking for the
first time, and I saw the
#walk1000miles challenge
and though “I like walking,
right? Imagine how I’d feel
doing that? Could I do it?”
Fast forward a year, and
I still need to lose some
weight but I’m fit, I tackled
my workplace bully and
applied for and got a job
in a profession I’ve always
dreamed of. I feel like a lion!
I’ve climbed a Munro,
I shared in people’s trials and
tribulations in the challenge
community. I’ve walked in
rain... gales... sleet and snow.
I’ve cried as I felt my legs
wouldn’t go any further,
and I’ve walked 1000 miles!
I’ve learnt so much about
ME this year and I’m not
all bad. Quite a change
in a year I would say!
Tizzy Harris
‘I’m now
known as
cheerful’
I have to say I feel amazing!
Since doing this challenge, my
whole outlook has been brighter
and people have commented on
how well I am looking and how
cheerful I have become recently!
It has changed me for the better
and in turn, I’m passing my
positivity on to others.
Cathy Rees Fraser
‘Big change
in mood’
The biggest
change
is in my
mood.
Hormones
mean I
have terrible
mood swings,
but walking evens them
out. I now get grumpy,
snippety and down when
I DON’T walk. It really has
improved my everyday
quality of life.
Anwen Evans
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WALK 1000 MILES 2018