Dear You,
Most of the time I listen to music or a podcast when I go for a walk. I am often accompanied by my dog.
But for me the real highlight of the walk is two things:
The scenery
It doesn’t matter if I am walking through my subdivision for the umpteenth time. Walking around gives me the chance to just take in the world… primarily the natural world.
When we lived in London, walking was such a THING. Not a TikTok-influencer-fad thing. It was just, like, I’m British so I go walking.
In fact, did you know in the UK there are Public Rights of Way criss crossing the country? Laws are in place to protect the right of “ramblers” to walk all over the place, including on private land!
Which leads me to the second highlight of walking:
My Feet
I spend such an awful bit of time sitting. Living in London, one of the great gifts was — we didn’t have a car. We had to walk everywhere.
I felt so connected to the world when I was there. I felt the ground through my feet.
Here’s a poem I wrote called “Old Dogs Barking” in honor of my feet, and walking.
Have a great day I hope you get out for a walk.
Love and hugs,
-mE
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