July Walks: No Politics Here

July 16, 2024

I am half way through my month of “walking every day” feeling grateful to myself for setting that intention, noticing that even though I KNOW that walking in Nature always calms me and brings nourishing experiences and feelings, I have to remind myself of that inevitable result to get myself out the door to start my walk.

On my walk this morning, the park seemed like a different world than the one where political drama is seething! I wondered, “Does the blue heron know about this? Does the mother duck need her ducklings to be wary? Are the rhythmic processes of photosynthesis and leaf pigmentation affected by recent events in the political arena?”

Contentedly and gratefully I answered, “Not likely, which is why I need to keep coming on my walks, tout their benefits, and keep enticing others to come outside!” We can do it!

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