Month: August 2023

Thinking Out Loud ~ Enjoy the Benefits of Walking

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Try Walking It Will Change Your Life

Thoreau writes in “Walking,” ““I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.” P. 735

Walking is available online and gutenberg.org under the Harvard Classics.

NOTE: Thoreau wrote Walking long before we all started thinking about exercise and its relationship to our health. He realized that physical and mental health benefits we get from exercise were immense; especially when one chooses to exercise in nature. Whether it is walking in a nature park close by my house, somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, or along the seashore in the off season, I find myself buoyed by the experience of being outside and becoming one with my surroundings. Try it and you will discover that it will make all the difference in your life.

Poem for Today ~ [I am but a small-winged bird]

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Poem for Today ~ [I am but a small-winged bird]

Sidney Lanier

I am but a small-winged bird:

But I will conquer the big world

As the bee-martin beats the crow,

By attacking it always from Above.

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Poem for Today ~ Home

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Home

Carl Sandburg

Here is a thing my heart wishes the world had more of:

I heard it in the air of one night when I listened

To a mother singing softly to a child restless and angry

in the darkness.

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Photo of the Day ~ Good Things Are Ahead

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Thinking Out Loud ~ Learning to Walk for the First Time

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Join the Adventure

Today I began reflecting on “Walking,” by Henry David Thoreau. Walking is available online and gutenberg.org under the Harvard Classics.

Thoreau writes, “It is true, we are but faint-hearted crusaders, even the walkers, nowadays, who undertake no persevering, never-ending enterprises.  Our expeditions are but tours, and come round again at evening to the old hearth-side from which we set out.  Half the walk is but retracing our steps.  We should go forth on the shortest walk, perchance, in the spirit of undying adventure, never to return.  …  If you are ready to leave father and mother, and brother and sister, and wife and child and friends, and never see them again—if you have paid your debts, and made your will, and settled all your affairs, and are a free man, then you are ready for a walk.” Pg. 233

NOTE: We’ve forgotten the adventure of walking. We plug EarPods into our ears. We talk on our smart phones. We scroll through social media accounts and miss the adventure. Think of what you are missing on your walk adventure. You’re missing meeting other walkers. Maybe you’ve missed out on making a good friend. You’ve missed out on a beautiful sunrise or sunset, or the darkening swirl of storm clouds gathering. Is it time to make walking an adventure again?

Word Jumble Challenge: Unscramble the Nutrition and Fitness Word

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Today’s Word: mmoruoshs

Yesterday’s Word: Calcium

The Answer to Today’s Word will appear in tomorrow’s Word Jumble Challenge

Daily Inspirational Quote ~ How Far Can You Go?

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“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

T. S. Eliot

Feel Good Tip ~ The 8 Things The Happiest People Do Every Day

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The Happiest People Do the Following. How many do you do?

  1. They devote a great amount of time to their family and friends, nurturing and enjoying those relationships.
  2. They are comfortable expressing gratitude for all they have.
  3. They are often the first to offer helping hands to coworkers and passersby.
  4. They practice optimism when imagining their futures.
  5. They savor life’s pleasures and try to live in the present moment.
  6. They make physical exercise a weekly and even daily habit.
  7. They are deeply committed to lifelong goals and ambitions (e.g., fighting fraud, building cabinets, or teaching their children their deeply held values).
  8. Last but not least, the happiest people do have their share of stresses, crises, and even tragedies. They may become just as distressed and emotional in such circumstances as you or I, but their secret weapon is the poise and strength they show in coping in the face of challenge.

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Note; A wise person told me, “Ray we always find time to do what we want to do.” If I want to be happier, I’ll find time to make the items on this list part of my life. Is it time for a personal assessment on how you choose to spend you time?

Joie of the Day

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Joe: “I came out of the closest and my boss fired me.”

Pete: “Why?”

Joe: “It was his bedroom closet.”

Healthy Lifestyle Tip ~ Do You Know The Two Categories of Vitamins?

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Vitamins are Divided into Two Categories: Water Soluble and Fat Soluble

Vitamins are divided into two categories: water soluble—which means the body expels what it does not absorb—and fat soluble where leftover amounts are stored in the liver and fat tissues as reserves.

  • The water-soluble vitamins are the eight B vitamins (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-9, and B-12) and vitamin C.
  • The fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K.

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