(print from here)
I've been walking in the mornings...the Spring weather has been so nice..I've stopped wearing my Ipod with hip hop music blaring into my brain like I usually do..instead I've chosen to just listen to the sounds around me..this morning, they were particularly loud..the birds were singing up a storm (I heard them out my window right when I got up this morning), there were lawnmowers churning in the distance, blue jays calling, squirrels busy in yards, a few butterflies fluttered right by me, I smelled honeysuckle (BEST smell in the world=good warm weather memories), dogs barking here and there...the air felt so nice....I tried to be aware of nature around me...positive in=positive out...I thought about things I'm grateful for, things I could maybe do for a few people on my mind, and creative things I want to make...I had a grand idea of the Lab, Maggie, that lays in the driveway across the street doing nothing and is getting fat maybe becoming my walking companion (because I miss having a dog to walk so much), so I came in and called the owners and left a message (not sure how that's going to go..she's big and a bit out of control, but sweet and needs exercise..sort of like me...I'm sure she's trainable?)...I thought about the patients I take care at the hospital who would probably give anything to have the energy to get out and walk and enjoy the outdoors..and then I felt guilty of how lazy I am sometimes and how I need to appreciate the body God gave me and use it and keep it in good working condition while it's still good...lol...and how I need to not be on the computer so much and instead get all these ideas done that are up in my head...
Just trying to live in the moment a bit more... and it felt so good and I came back in such a positive state of mind...
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