Clearing my Head

I walk five or six mornings a week.  It started as a way to exercise.  No fancy equipment needed or special outfits required other than something waterproof, and I can do it at the times I choose.  After a while, I realized how this ritual cleared my head.

Currently I walk the same route every day.  I have not experienced a labyrinth, where you walk in that spiral form for meditation.  But I think my routine has created a similar sense of calm.  Some days I start off being peeved about something or another.  Then I get distracted by listening to the birds or watching the clouds in the sky.  Once in a while, I forget my gloves, so my mind spends too much time being aware of freezing fingers.  Some days I get brilliant ideas.  More days than not, I can’t remember everything I thought about during my walk.  Those are the best walks.

Today as I returned home, blue skies emerged.  It had been an especially wonderful walk.  -- Beth