Happiness interview: Cheryl Strayed.
I wanted to do a happiness interview with Cheryl Strayed after I read her fascinating memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. In her twenties, at a time when she felt as though she had nothing more to lose, Cheryl hiked solo along the Pacific Crest Trail for 1,100 miles. She was inexperienced and ill-prepared, but determined to set herself on this adventure.
I love all accounts of happiness projects; Cheryl’s undertaking had nothing in common with the kind of things I did for my happiness project, yet I gained a lot from reading about her experiences.
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How can you walk 20 minutes and not feel better? Quite easily actually. I have never felt better after going for a walk – no matter how long I walk for. I’ve been on a treadmill for 45 minutes walking an average speed of 3 miles per hour on a 6% incline. That was tough – but when I was finished I felt worse because I didn’t feel better. I always think there is something wrong with me because it always seems to work for the rest of the world except for me.
Claiming that something that makes you happier will automaticallt make everybody happier is just a bit patronising, don’t you think? Walking does not make me feel better. I agree 100% with Sheila A above – being constantly told that exercise will make me feel better is very demoralising, since *it doesn’t do that*. And as for light exercise, such as walking for 20 minutes in the forest or in beautiful surroundings, it makes my back hurt, my knees hurt, and I feel more stressed afterwards. How is that “feeling better”?