What if I went for a walk and didn’t listen to music or a podcast? Walking is a way of letting our thoughts run through our mind and gradually sift themselves out. Walking is a way of clearing the cobwebs and bringing us insights on issues that concern us. Walking is a way of connecting with nature and other walkers. There are lots of benefits to walking especially if you are walking with someone you love.
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A Better Life ~ A Peaceful Place
I went for a walk today. Two lizards ran across my path. A large buck stared at me from a distance. A red tail hawk sat on a branch overlooking a nearby meadow. I carried water with me. The south Texas sun shows no mercy in the afternoon. There were no other people walking on the trail I chose. I was alone with the sights and sounds and creatures of this pristine area. When I finished my walk, my mind was clear, my body wet with sweat, and my water bottle was empty. I was in a peaceful place. Here’s hoping you have such a place near you where you can go to clear your mind and regain a sense of peace.
Today’s Poem ~ Sky Song
Sky Song
Robert Desnos
The flower of the Alps told the seashell: “You’re shining”
The seashell told the sea: “You echo”
The sea told the boat: “You’re shuddering”
The boat told the fire: “You’re glowing brightly”
The fire told me: “I glow less brightly than her eyes”
The boat told me: “I shudder less than your heart does when she appears”
The sea told me: “I echo less than her name does in your love-making”
The seashell told me: “I shine less brightly than the phosphorus of desire in your hollow dream”
The flower of the Alps told me: “She’s beautiful”
I said: “She’s beautiful, so beautiful, she moves me.”
The seashell told the sea: “You echo”
The sea told the boat: “You’re shuddering”
The boat told the fire: “You’re glowing brightly”
The fire told me: “I glow less brightly than her eyes”
The boat told me: “I shudder less than your heart does when she appears”
The sea told me: “I echo less than her name does in your love-making”
The seashell told me: “I shine less brightly than the phosphorus of desire in your hollow dream”
The flower of the Alps told me: “She’s beautiful”
I said: “She’s beautiful, so beautiful, she moves me.”
Something to Think About
I went for a nature walk today. I saw lizards, multiple species of birds, two deer, and fortunately no snakes. The only sound I heard was that of a gentle southerly breeze passing through the trees and the birds serenading me. My mind slowly emptied during my walk. By the time I finished, I was relaxed and ready to take on the day. There are times when it is important to ditch the unnatural sounds and let our minds clear out. Think of a nature walk without listening to digital media or engaging in non-stop conversation as spring cleaning for your mind.
Today’s Health Tip ~ Green It Up
Get your Green Vitamin
It’s official: surrounding yourself with green views has a powerful effect on health and wellbeing, reducing psychological stress and boosting energy, self-esteem, and mood. As well as regularly getting out in nature, position the chairs in your house so you naturally gaze out of the windows, fill your home with indoor plants, and set your computer screensaver to your favorite landscape.
Today’s Smile 😃
Fact: Cows Have Best Friends
Today’s Smile 😃
Fact: Sea otters hold hands when they sleep.
They do that because it keeps them from floating away from each other while they sleep.
Peace & Beauty Surround Us
A friend shared this beautiful photo. Is it a sunrise or sunset? It really doesn’t matter. For me, it symbolized peace and beauty still exists even when chaos seems evident everywhere.
Happy Thanksgiving ~ Thank You for Passing my Way
Prayer of Thanksgiving
by Walter Rauschenbusch
O God, we thank you for this earth, our home;
For the wide sky and the blessed sun,
For the salt sea and the running water,
For the everlasting hills
And the never-resting winds,
For trees and the common grass underfoot.
We thank you for our senses
By which we hear the songs of birds,
And see the splendor of the summer fields,
And taste of the autumn fruits,
And rejoice in the feel of the snow,
And smell the breath of the spring.
Grant us a heart wide open to all this beauty;
And save our souls from being so blind
That we pass unseeing
When even the common thornbush
Is aflame with your glory,
O God our creator,
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
