Musical Motivation Monday – Hop Aboard The Starship WYASO2014!

Musical Motivation Monday – by Heather Stewart
moonmars
Greetings Earthlings! It’s Monday and we are just breaking orbit on our journey to Mars!
That’s right, MARS! Last year we made it from the Earth to the Moon, this year we are beginning a longer walk. We don’t expect to make it to Mars in the next few weeks but we will get there eventually. So, everyone wants to know why Mars? The journey to Mars represents the average time it takes for someone with Spondylitis to be diagnosed and sadly that average is 10 years.
This is one of the reasons why raising awareness is so important! So don your traveling shoes, your sneakers, your walkers, your moon boots and hop aboard Starship WYASO2014 and get moving. Tell everyone you know what you’re doing – “I’m going to Mars on the Starship WYASO2014, traveling the distant stars to raise awareness about Spondylitis.” That should get the conversation going one way or another. Here’s another, “I am taking a long walk in space, boldly going where I have never gone before.”  Or you can simply say, “Hi!”
Last year I shared these other options for those on the shy side:
 

  • Wear your team logo while you walk…. someone is bound to ask you about it.
  • If you see someone with a dog or a pedometer strike up a conversation and work your way to A.S.
  • Send out an email at work making your co-workers aware of your participation in the walk, why you are walking and ask them to encourage you – maybe even ask you to get things for them.

This should get you moving and grooving. Remember, it’s a long journey and all it takes is putting one foot in front of the other.
Star Trek Theme: http://youtu.be/nHhePr0TKfc

A Long Walk – Jill Scott: http://youtu.be/TSYMKUtNuw8

Put One Foot In Front of the Other: http://youtu.be/oPks9E2orK8

 
Heatherstewart2Heather Stewart was a state champion baton twirler and champion dancer. During graduate school she started experiencing chronic pain & fatigue but even with a family history of AS, she was told people of color could not have AS. After seeing her grandfather’s Rheumatologist she was finally diagnosed. Heather channels her active mind with floral arrangement, crocheting, scrapbooking, volunteering, singing in a barbershop chorus, reading, spending time with family, playing with her dogs and quilting. Heather Stewart is the author/coach for our Musical Motivation Monday blog.
Heather is one of our Walk Ambassadors & Team Captain of The Rockin’ Weebles!

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